United Kingdom Conquering the Antarctic: Hugh Bonneville (narrator), Robert Murray (tenor), Katherine Watson (soprano), Bath Camerata & Wells Cathedral School Chamber Choir (female voices), City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton (conductor). Cheltenham Town Hall 8.2.2012 (JQ)
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Andreas Scholl Sings Bach in Birmingham
United Kingdom J. S. Bach: Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Giorgio Paronuzzi (harpsichord), Kammerorchesterbasel. Town Hall, Birmingham, 1.2.2012 (JQ)
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Shine in Mozart
United Kingdom Mozart Choral Music: Laurence Kilsby (treble), Julie Cooper (soprano), Jeremy Kenyon (alto), Christopher Watson (tenor), Christopher Borrett (bass), Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum of Dean Close Preparatory School, Charivari Agréable, Benjamin Nicholas. Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 7.10.2011 (JQ)
Rachmaninov By Candlelight. An Enthralling Experience
United Kingdom Rachmaninov: Steven Osborne (piano), Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor). Symphony Hall,Birmingham. 2 10. 2011 (JQ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (8) – A wonderful account of Brahms’s Requiem in Worcester
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Brahms: Peter Atkinson (narrator), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), William Dazeley (baritone), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geraint Bowen. Worcester Cathedral, 12.8.2011 (JQ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (5) – Sir Andrew Davis’ fine performance of an Elgar rarity
United Kingdom Elgar, Caractacus, Op. 35 (1898): Judith Howarth (soprano) (Eigen), Ben Johnson (tenor) (Orbin). Peter Savidge (baritone) (Caractacus), Stephen Roberts (baritone) (Arch-Druid & Bard), Brindley Sherratt (bass) (Claudius), Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis. Worcester Cathedral. 10.8.2011 (JQ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (4) – A memorable Mahler performance from the Philharmonia and Susanna Mälkki
United Kingdom Mahler; Symphony No 3 in D minor Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the Festival Chorus, Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki. Worcester Cathedral. 8.8.2011 (JQ)
Three Choirs Festival 2011 (2) – A dignified and moving commemoration of 9/11
United Kingdom Barber, John Adams. Mahler, Mozart: Julia Doyle (soprano), Clare McCaldin (mezzo-soprano), Simon Wall (tenor), Robert Macdonald (bass), Festival Chorus, Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Partington. Worcester Cathedral. 7.8. 2011 (JQ)