Tag: Britten Sinfonia
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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…
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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…
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Bach’s St John Passion at the Barbican Hall review ****
Britten Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia Voices Barbican Hall, 14th April 2017 Britten Sinfonia Mark Padmore – Evangelist/director Jacqueline Shave – leader/director Simon Russell Beale – speaker Britten Sinfonia Voices JS Bach – St John’s Passion They were a glum looking bunch these great classical composers weren’t they? It is alright for us with…