United Kingdom Greenwood, Britten, Beethoven: Mary Bevan (soprano); 12 Ensemble. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 8.8.2024. (CC)
Colin Clarke
Consolation and utter serenity from Ton Koopman’s magnificent performance of the St John Passion
France Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 [5] – Bach, Johannes-Passion, BWV 245 (1724): Amelia Berridge (soprano), Sophia Faltas (mezzo-soprano), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Ton Koopman (conductor / harpsichord). Église de Saint-Astier, Dordogne, France. 4.8.2024. (CC)
L’Iinéraire: some music touched the soul; some was too much of a good thing
France Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 [4] – L’Iinéraire: Various Locations, 3.8.2024. (CC)
Two perfectly balanced Itinéraire Baroque concerts of Mozart, Telemann and others
France Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 [3] – Baroque en Cercles: Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles. 2.8.2024. (CC)
A Buxtehude pilgrimage for an Itinéraire Baroque lunchtime
France Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, 2024 [II] – Baroque en Cercles – Un pélèrinage Buxtehude: Ensemble Fantasticus. Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles. 2.8.2024. (CC)
Nuit à Venise from Ensemble Les Surprises at Itinéraire Baroque
France Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord [1], 2024 – Nuit à Venise: Les Maîtres de Chapelle de San Marco: Ensemble Les Surprises / Louis-Noêl Bestion de Camboulas (organ / harpsichord). Église Abbatiale Saint-Cybard de Cercles, 1.8.2024. (CC)
A BBC Philharmonic Prom which promised much, frankly under-delivered
United Kingdom PROM 16 – Cassandra Miler, Shostakovich: Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2024. (CC)
Opera Holland Park continues to go from strength to strength with a Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo double bill
United Kingdom Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo: Soloists, Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (conductor, Wolf-Ferrari), Francesco Cilluffo (conductor, Leoncavallo). Opera Holland Park, London, 17.7.2024. (CC)
