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Tag: Beethoven

• Classical Music Culture London

  Beethoven and Shostakovich: LPO at the Royal Festival Hall review ***

  London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andres Orozco-Estrada, Inon Barnatan Royal Festival Hall, 27th October 2017 Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 5 “Emperor” Shostakovich – Symphony No 7 “Leningrad” Off to the Festival Hall for a couple of big beasts of the repertoire (or at least the repertoire I like). Yet I have…

  November 8, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall review ****

  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Jan Mracek Cadogan Hall, 16th June 2017 Berio – Sequenza V for solo trombone Prokofiev – Quintet in G Minor Debussy – Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune, Beethoven – Violin Concerto, Shostakovich – Symphony No 5 A welcome innovation from the RPO at its Cadogan…

  June 28, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Murray Perahia at the Barbican Hall review ***

  Murray Perahia Barbican Hall, 11th June 2017 J S Bach – French Suite No 6 in E major, BWV 817 Schubert – 4 Impromptus Op 142, D 935 Mozart – Rondo in A minor, K 511 Beethoven -Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111 Murray Perahia is a great…

  June 20, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Ades at the Barbican Hall *****

  Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Ades Barbican Hall, 6th June 2017 Gerard Barry – Chevaux-de-frise Beethoven – Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major. Op 55 “Eroica” That Beethoven eh. Too busy being a genius to get a decent haircut. Another reason why he is my sort of bloke. I have raved…

  June 8, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Ades at the Barbican Hall *****

  Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Ades, Mark Stone Barbican Hall, 2nd June 2017 Gerard Barry – Beethoven Beethoven – Symphony No 1 in C Major, Op 21 Beethoven – Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36 After the chamber concert earlier in the week reviewed here – Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Ades at…

  June 4, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Richard Goode at the Royal Festival Hall review ****

  Richard Goode Royal Festival Hall, 31st May 2017 JS Bach – Partita No 6 BWV 830 Chopin – Nocturne Op 62/1 Chopin – Mazurka Op 41/3 Chopin – Mazurka Op 41/4 Chopin – Mazurka – Op 50/3 Chopin – Polonaise-Fantasie Op 61 Beethoven – Sonata No 28 Op 101 Beethoven…

  June 4, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Ades at Milton Court review *****

  Thomas Ades, Gerald Barry, Britten Sinfonia Milton Court Concert Hall, 30th May 2017 Beethoven – Septet in E Flat Major Op 20 Gerald Barry – Five Chorales from the Intelligence Park Beethoven – Piano Trio in E Flat Op 70/2 I’m guessing that composer heaven is a miserable place. All…

  June 3, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Some forthcoming classical music concert ideas (with a bit of nostalgia thrown in)

  Some recommendations – but read the caveats below So in this post I have tried to draw out some highlights (for me) of the forthcoming classical music seasons at the major London venues. Remember this blog is for the curious – all you experts out there are permitted to snigger…

  March 20, 2017
• Classical Music Culture London

  Pollini at the RFH review *****

  Maurizio Pollini Royal Festival Hall, 14th March 2017 Now I am afraid I don’t know much about classical music but I am learning. I can’t read music or play to save my life. There are vast chunks of the classical music canon that I don’t get on with. I have…

  March 16, 2017