Bortnyansky, Rachmaninov, Martini, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Rossini, Vilboa, Traditional: The Lyra Vocal Ensemble, [Andrei Sysoev (tenor & leader), Aleksei Gloviznin (Bass), Zlata Goglo (mezzo), Marina Busso (soprano)], Cheltenham Minster, Cheltenham, 29.4.2015, (RJ)
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Goldfield Ensemble Uncovers Forgotten English Musical Gems
United Kingdom Bliss, Boodle, Bridge, Howells, Ireland, Rubbra, Venables: The Goldfield Ensemble [Nicola Goldscheider, Alexandra Reid (violins), Bridget Carey (viola), Toby Turton (cello), Vicky Wright (clarinet), James Sherlock (piano)] Gloucester Music Society, St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester, 18.4.2015. (RJ)
A Thought Provoking Caribbean Opera from Donizetti
United Kingdom Donizetti, The Wild Man of the West Indies (Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo, 1833): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English Touring Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 9.4.2015. (RJ)
Epic Performances of Strauss and Schubert by Karabits and the BSO
United Kingdom Beethoven, R Strauss, Schubert: Sally Matthews (soprano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 26.3.2015. (RJ)
John Drinkwater’s Granddaughter Breathes New Life into His Poems
United Kingdom Quantz, Gaubert, Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Susie Self, Schumann, Quilter, Howells, Gurney, Kern, Gershwin: Susannah Self, Ellipsis [Melanie Ragge (oboe), Robert Manasse (flute), Susanna Stranders (piano)], Gloucester Music Society, St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester, 12.3.2015. (RJ)
A Russian Rigoletto Takes to the Road
United Kingdom Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Russian State Opera of Komi / Azat Maksutov, (conductor), Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 13.2.2014. (RJ)
Carducci Quartet Begin an Epic Journey
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Reich: The Carducci Quartet [Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming (violins), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Emma Denton (cello)], Tithe Barn, Syde, Gloucestershire, 24.1.2015. (RJ)
Photo (c) Tom Barnes
Horrors of Hell Unleashed Musically in Gloucester’s Ancient Cathedral
United Kingdom Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts: Paul Nilon (tenor), Gloucester Choral Society, Bristol Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor), Gloucester Cathedral, 22.11.2014. (RJ)