United Kingdom Roussel, Saint-Saëns: François Le Roux (baritone), Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Kathryn Rudge (mezzo), Jonathan Scott (organ) / Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 7.4.2017. (RBa)
Three Choirs Festival
Clein and Gimse in a Rewarding Recital of 20th Century Music
Three Choirs Festival – Debussy, Kurtág, Britten, Rachmaninov: Natalie Clein (cello), Håvard Gimse, Three Choirs Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 31.7.2015. (RJ) Debussy: Cello Sonata György Kurtág: Hommage à John Cage, Az Hit, Shadows (from Signs, Games and Messages) Britten: Cello Concerto in C, Op 65 Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in C minor, Op 19 Hereford folk must … Read more
Three Choirs Festival Celebrates Love and Makes a Spiritual Journey
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival Nielsen, Mathias: Sarah Fox (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Robert Murray (tenor), David Stout (baritone), Barnaby Rea (bass), Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Peter Nardone (conductor), Three Choirs Festival, The Cathedral, Hereford, 30.7.2015. (RJ)
An Excellent, Often Searching Recital from Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (7) Purcell, Watts, Gurney, Rasch, Howells, Novello, Wood. Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 1.8. 2015 (JQ)
National Youth Orchestra of Wales Perform a Ballet Music Extravaganza
United Kingdom Dukas, Schmitt, Stravinsky: National Youth Orchestra of Wales / Paul Daniel (Conductor), The Cathedral, Hereford, 30.7.2015 (RJ)
Beethoven Storms the Heavens in Hereford
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (6) Beethoven:Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Mark le Brocq (tenor), Edward Grint (bass-baritone) Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Partington (conductor). Hereford Cathedral, 29.7.2015 (JQ)
Compelling Revival of Morning Heroes at the Three Choirs Festival
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (5). Sibelius, Bliss: Malcolm Sinclair (narrator), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Hereford Cathedral, 27.7.2015 (JQ)
Young Singers Make a Fine Impression in Bob Chilcott’s Requiem
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (4). Sophie Gallagher (soprano), Patrick Dunachie (counter-tenor), Ruairi Bowen (tenor|), Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir, Christopher Allsop (organ), Peter Nardone (conductor). Hereford Cathedral, 27.7.2015 (JQ)