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Haydn & Beethoven Symphonies and Bassoon Concertos (Douglas Boyd and Laurence Perkins)
Joseph Haydn: The Six Paris Symphonies1.01 - 1.04 Symphony No. 83 in G minor, Hob.I:83 'The Hen' [22'02]1.05 - 1.08 Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob.I:86 [25'21]1.09 - 1.12 Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob.I:87 [21'44]2.01 - 2.04 Symphony No. 84 in E flat major, Hob.I:84 'In Nomine Domini' [21'40]2.05 - 2.08 Symphony No. 85 in B flat major, Hob.I:85 'La Reine' [20'57]2.09 - 2.12 Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob.I:82 'The Bear' [23'37]Paris Chamber Orchestra conducted by Douglas BoydNoMadMusic NMM078 [recorded 2018 & 2020; issued 2020][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Philharmonie de Paris, FranceRecording engineer and Producer: Hannelore GuittetLudwig van Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies1.01 - 1.04 Symphony No. 2 in D major, op.36 [33'06]1.05 - 1.08 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op.67 [35'06]2.01 - 2.04 Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op.60 [33:51]2.05 - 2.08 Symphony No. 7 in A major, op.92 […]
2022-07-23 10:36:00
More than just sisterhood: Mark Adamo's Little Women finally gets its UK premiere in Ella Marchment's imaginative production at Opera Holland Park
[…] 2022), Sian Edwards conducted the City of London Sinfonia at Opera Holland Park in Ella Marchment's new production of Mark Adamo's Little Women. Charlotte Badham was Jo, with Kitty Whately, Harriet Eyley and Elizabeth Karani as her sisters Beg, Beth and Amy, Frederick Jones was Laurie, Harry Thatcher was John Brooke, Benson Wilson was Friedrich Bhaer, Lucy Schaufer was Aunt March with Victoria Simmonds and Nicholas Garrett as the girls' parents. Designs were by Madeleine Boyd with lighting by Rory Beaton and movement by Sarah Louise Kristiansen.Adamo's libretto for the opera takes key moments from the novel, John Brooke's (Harry Thatcher) wooing of Meg (Kitty Whately), Jo's (Charlotte Badham) bad reaction to this, the wedding and Laurie's (Frederick Jones) declaration of love to Jo, her subsequent move to New York and meeting with Frederick Bhaer (Benson Wilson), the beginnings of romance between Laurie (Jones) and Amy (Elizabeth Karani), and Beth's […]
2022-07-16 12:59:29
Not a kilt in sight: Jacopo Spirei's fascinating production of Rossini's La donna de lago at Buxton
[…] great interest that we caught the Buxton International Festival's new production of Rossini's La donna del lago at Buxton Opera House on 15 July 2022. Directed by Jacopo Spirei, Giulio Cilona conducted (sharing conducting duties with Adrian Kelly, artistic director of the festival) with the Northern Chamber Orchestra in the pit. Maire Flavin was Elena, Nico Darmanin was Uberto, John Irvin was Rodrigo, Catherine Carby was Malcom, and David Ireland was Duglas. Designs were by Madeleine Boyd.It has to be said that Buxton fielded a very impressive cast. Rossini wrote for some of the finest singers of the day, and whilst coloratura tenors are more common nowadays they still are not ten a penny. This was a production that could be enjoyed musically, with plenty of dramatic meat too.Spirei's approach was a fascinating hybrid between the tradition and the interventionist, placing the story at one remove. There were no Highlanders as […]
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