United Kingdom Mahler: Sarah Connolly, Ladies of Cheltenham Bach Choir, Cheltenham Youth Choir, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra / Stephen Threlfall (conductor, Cheltenham Music Festival, Town Hall, Cheltenham, 4.7.2015. (RJ)
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Opera North’s Dutchman Flies Into Five Concert Halls. Preview (RJ)
Opera North’s Dutchman Flies Into Five Concert Halls. Preview (RJ) Over the past few years Opera North has been establishing a reputation for performing Wagner with concert performances of each of the music dramas which make up his Ring Cycle. The Wagnerian voyage continues during June and July 2015 with a new concert staging of … Read more
A Tale of Two Composers – Britten and Gurney
United Kingdom Ivor Gurney, Benjamin Britten: Joanna MacGregor (piano), Cheltenham Philharmonic / Duncan Westerman (conductor), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 21.6.2015. (RJ)
Poets and Their Songs Feature at 2015 Oxford Lieder Festival. Preview (RJ)
Poets and Their Songs Feature at 2015 Oxford Lieder Festival. Preview (RJ) Dates: October 16th -31st “If only I could make up melodies myself, my songs would give greater pleasure than they do now,” wrote the poet Wilhelm Müller. “But no matter! A like-minded soul might appear who will hear the tune in the words … Read more
Percy-Lyakhovskaya Duo Play Recently Discovered Bliss Sonata
United Kingdom Elgar, Bliss: Eleanor Percy (violin), Irina Lyakhovskaya (piano), Robert Milnes (piano), Arthur Bliss Society Spring Concert, St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham, 13.5.2015. (RJ)
English Concert Play Varied Programme of Purcell and Handel
United Kingdom Purcell, Handel: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Katharina Spreckeisen (oboe), The English Concert / Harry Bicket (director), Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 22.5.2015. (RJ)
An Enjoyable Schubertiade in Chipping Campden
United Kingdom Schubert: Imogen Cooper (piano), Henning Kraggerud (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 18.5.2015. (RJ)
Rare Musical Delights from the Hapsburg Dynasty at Chipping Campden
United Kingdom De Morales, Josquin des Prez, Crecquillon, Tallis, De la Rue, Gombert, Clemens non Papa, Lobo, Isaac: Stile Antico, Chipping Campden Music Festival, St James’ Church, Chipping Campden, 11.5.2015. (RJ)