Boston Classical Review2h
An individual “Pathetique” and fresh Mozart from Jordan, Lisieki and BSO
Written in 1893 and premiered just nine days before the composer’s death, the so-called “Pathétique” symphony has, understandably, carried with it the whiff of the grave. Its tragic finale even helped ...
The Arts Desk1d
Bach Brandenburg Concertos, OAE, QEH review - forever young
Victims of their own success in the postwar era of well-recorded sound, the Brandenburg Concertos first arrived in the ears ...
Two unknowns give Haydn and Mozart a run for their money, plus the best of November’s classical concerts
Academy of Ancient Music, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge ★★★★☆ “The past is never dead. It’s ...
Bach1d
Three centuries of music from Andrew Manze and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
A typically omnivorous programme from Manze and the SCO in which principal flautist André Cebrián dazzles in a Mozart ...
The Arts Desk3d
First Person: Alec Frank-Gemmill on reasons for another recording of the Mozart horn concertos
One former teacher of mine said of their recording of the Mozart horn concertos “I’m not really sure why I bothered”. Said ...
Rochdale Online5d
Toad Lane Concerts: Cillian Hennessy cello and Yiting Zhang piano
Two supremely talented performers from the Royal Northern College of Music visited Toad Lane Concerts at St Mary in ...