United Kingdom Birtwistle: A Celebration London Sinfonietta, RAM Manson Ensemble, David Atherton, Geoffrey Paterson (conductors). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 5.12.2014 (CC)
Colin Clarke
LSC Reflects English Choral Tradition in Rachmaninov Vespers
United Kingdom Dove, Rachmaninov: London Symphony Chorus/Simon Halsey with (in the Dove) Jeremy Cornes, Tom Edwards, Oliver Yates and Hugh Wilkinson (percussion); Roget Sayer and Elizabeth Burley (pianos). Barbican Hall, London, 26.11.2014 (CC)
Stage Version of Adams’ Gospel Oratorio Laudable but Disconcerting
United Kingdom Adams, The Gospel According to the Other Mary: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera /Joana Carniero (conductor), London Coliseum, 21.11.2014 (CC)
A Fascinating Evening with Ensemble Intercontemporain
United Kingdom Dallapiccola, Bruno Mantovani, Schoenberg. Ensemble Intercontemporain ,Wigmore Hall, London, 11.11.2014 (CC)
Memorable Shostakovich from Temirkanov and the St Petersburg Philharmonic
United Kingdom Lyadov, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich Maxim Vengerov (violin), St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 8.11.2014 (CC)
Elder’s Vision of Les Martyrs Gels Magnificently with OAE and Opera Rara
United Kingdom Donizetti :Les Martyrs (concert performance): Soloists, Opera Rara Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, 4.11.2014 (CC)
Andrés Orozco-Estrada Underwhelms in Mahler
United Kingdom Mahler: Elizabeth Watts (soprano); Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano); London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 1.11.2014 (CC)
A Mainstream Programme from Saraste and the LPO but a Fascinating Evening Nonetheless
United Kingdom Wagner, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Maria João Pires (piano), Augustin Dumay (violin), Antonio Meneses (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.10.2014 (CC)