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Hearing “Schumann Quartet,” one naturally thinks of the three works penned […]
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Wigmore Hall, LondonDespite great commitment from the mezzo-soprano, the four string players merged into corporate facelessness in this performance of Brahms and SchumannThe
2019-06-16 07:00:49
Top soloists bring Thomas Arne’s The Judgment of Paris to life; plus, an evening with the outstanding Schumann Quartet• The fire that ravaged the first Covent Garden theatre in 1808 destroyed more than an auditorium; it claimed much of Britain’s 18th-century musical heritage, including a pipe organ Handel had played, and many full scores. Thomas Arne’s opera Artaxerxes and his masque of 1742, The Judgment of Paris, were victims of the flames, but fortunately parts of the masque had been published, and Congreve’s text still existed, so in the 1970s editor Ian Spink was able to rebuild its recitatives and choruses. Now, 40 years later, this charming piece is available in a world premiere recording from the Dutton label that features a first-rate lineup of soloists. Tenor Ed Lyon sings Paris, the shepherd charged with the decidedly un-PC task of choosing which goddess is the sexiest. It’s a tough job, […]
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