Canada Santa Ana, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius: Alexey Yemtsov (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Anu Tali (conductor), Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 26.11.2016. (GN)
Conscientious Sibelius and Variable Rachmaninoff from Anu Tali and Alexey Yemtsov
This Week’s Review
Little and Watkins bring Warmth and Precision to Unjustly Slighted British Works
United Kingdom Walton, Elgar, Delius: Tasmin Little (violin), Paul Watkins (cello), Neal Davies (bass), BBC National Chorus of Wales, members of Bristol Choral Society, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1.12.2016. (PCG)
La finta giardiniera Benefits from an Excellent Ensemble Approach
United Kingdom Mozart, La finta giardiniera: Soloists, Royal College of Music of Opera Orchestra, Michael Rosewell (conductor). Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 28.11.2016. (MB)
WNO’s Current Macbeth Compares Poorly with Other Verdi Productions over Past 50 Years
United Kingdom Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Andriy Yurkevych (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 24.11.2016. (RJF)
WNO’s Kiss Me, Kate Receives an Enthusiastic Reception in North Wales
United Kingdom Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera /Gareth Jones (conductor), Venue Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 24.11.2016. (RJF)
(c) Richard Hubert Smith
Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins Outclasses Other Items in BBC Symphony Concert
United Kingdom Korngold, Weill, and others: Storm Large (singer), Hudson Shad, BBC Symphony Orchestra / James Gaffigan (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 23.11.2016. (MB)
Pappano Brings Out Clarity of Textures and Varied Sonorities in Alpensinfonie
United Kingdom Rossini, Bruch, R. Strauss: Roman Simović (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 24.11.2016. (AS)
Good Period Performance from Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists in Israel in Egypt
United Kingdom Handel, Israel in Egypt: Ilse Eerens, Soraya Mafi (sopranos), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), James Gilchrist (tenor),Thomas Oliemans, Ashley Riches (basses), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, SCO Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24.11.2016. (SRT)