Andrew Clements
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4 out of 5 stars.
LSO Futures review – works new and nearly new are a sparkling showcase for this superb orchestra
4 out of 5 stars.Premieres by Jonathan Woolgar and Colin Matthews sat alongside music by Lili Boulanger, Cassie Kinoshi and Bartók in a concert full of interest and energy -
3 out of 5 stars.
12 Ensemble & GBSR Duo review – Laurence Osborn’s new work TOMB! absorbs and intrigues
3 out of 5 stars.But in an evening of two halves, the sonic environments of Harold Budd and Brian Eno were all too ignorable -
4 out of 5 stars.
Britten Sinfonia review – immaculate playing illuminates a programme that takes us back to 1953
4 out of 5 stars.Works by Tippett, Walton and Maconchy underlined the UK’s fertile musical life at the time of the last Coronation, while a new Joseph Phibbs piece was worthy company -
4 out of 5 stars.Deborah Warner’s focused and vivid new production avoids caricature, and, with superb singing and Antonio Pappano’s conducting, drama and music dovetail perfectly
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2 out of 5 stars.
Javier Perianes review – Granados’s Goyescas has rare outing but colours remain dim
2 out of 5 stars.Perianes has the agility and stamina to take on Granados’s piece but his realisation of the epic piano work didn’t have enough colour or character -
Schumann: Dichterliebe and Kerner Lieder review – as fine a recorded performance of Dichterliebe as any of recent years.
4 out of 5 stars.