Music at Paxton – Summer Festival of Chamber Music 2023 [3]: (MC)
22.7.2023 – Paul Lewis (piano), Picture Gallery, Paxton House, Berwickshire, Scotland
At Paxton: Paul Lewis’s Schubert and ‘An Entertainment’ from Rowan Pierce and Christopher Glynn
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Revealing light shone on a contemporary of Bach at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [9] – Stölzel: Selene Consort, Corelli Orchestra / Warwick Cole (director). Cirencester Parish Church, 28.7.2023. (JQ)
A fine account of the St John Passion at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [8] – Bach: Soloists, Three Cathedral Choirs, Corelli Orchestra / Geraint Bowen (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 27.7.2023. (JQ)
Garanča, Zeppenfeld and Heras-Casado make Bayreuth’s new Parsifal memorable even in 2D
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [1] – Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Pablo Heras-Casado. Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Germany, 25.7.2023. (JPr)
An expertly performed Choral Fantasia by the ORA Singers at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [7] – A Choral Fantasia: Oriel Singers, ORA Singers / Suzi Digby (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 26.7.2023. (JQ)
Piano Pioneers: Clare Hammond at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [6] – Hélène de Montgeroult, Ravel, Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor, Albéniz: Clare Hammond (piano). Holy Trinity Church, Longlevens, Gloucester, 24.7.2023. (CS)
Sincerity and firm resolve from the Dudoks and joyful folk music from Sophie Joint and Breanna Wilson
Music at Paxton – Summer Festival of Chamber Music 2023 (MC)
Music at Paxton 2023 is held at Paxton House in the county of Berwickshire, part of the Scottish Borders region. This is my fifth occasion attending Music at Paxton, a ten-day festival that is taking place between the dates Friday 21st July to Sunday 30th July 2023.
Set in the spectacular rolling scenery of the Scottish Borders, Paxton House is only a short walk to the River Tweed, and some five miles from the Northumberland town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Most of the concerts are held in the beautiful Picture Gallery of this historic Georgian house that makes an elegant backdrop, while some other concerts use a large marquee in the substantial grounds of the estate.
Festival artistic director Angus Smith and his Music at Paxton team have put together a varied and thoughtful music programme, gathering a talented group of musicians. Consisting of seventeen events including those appealing to the seasoned chamber music follower, to concerts for all the family to enjoy, and to those especially designed for young children.
My stay was for the first three days of Music at Paxton, and I selected four concerts to review.
Music at Paxton – Summer Festival of Chamber Music 2023 [1]:
21.7.2023 – Dudok Quartet Amsterdam (Judith van Driel, Marleen Wester [violins], Marie-Louise de Jong [viola], David Faber [cello]), Picture Gallery, Paxton House
A gripping, inspiring Three Choirs Festival performance of a major work by Francis Pott
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [5] – Svane, Bax, Holst, Pott: April Fredrick (soprano), Clare Presland (mezzo-soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 25.7.2023. (JQ)
