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Magical textures & supple lines: Fauré's La bonne chanson, Ravel & Canteloube from Louise Alder & eleven friends at Wigmore Hall
Emma Bardac in 1931Fauré: La bonne chanson, Berlioz: La captive, Ravel: Shéhérazade, Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne; Louise Alder, Doric String Quartet, Joseph Middleton; Wigmore HallReviewed 23 November 2023Suppleness and flexibility were the watchwords in this lovely evening of French song for voice and instrumental ensemble as part of Louise Alder's residencyLouise Alder continued her residency at Wigmore Hall on Thursday 23 November 2023 with an evening of French song for voice and instrumental ensemble. Joined by pianist Joseph Middleton, the Doric String Quartet (Tim Crawford, Ying Xue, Hélène Clément, John Myerscough), Laurène Durantel - double bass, Amina Hussain - flute, Rachael Clegg - oboe, Max Welford - clarinet, Guylaine Eckersley - bassoon, and Mark Alder Bennett horn for Fauré's piano and string quintet version of La bonne chanson, and George Striven's chamber versions of Ravel's Shéhérazade and Canteloube's Songs of the Auvergne.Behind Fauré's La bonne chanson lies the fascinating figure of Emma […]
2018-02-05 19:23:00
Wigmore Hall Janáček: Concertino Mozart: Quintet in E-flat major for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, KV 452Beethoven: Septet in E-flat major, op.20 Juliette Bausor (flute) Adrian Wilson (oboe)Matthew Hunt (clarinet)Amy Harman (bassoon)Naomi Atherton (horn)Benjamin Navarro, Claudia Ajmone-Marsan (violins)Ruth Gibson (viola)Gemma Rosefield (cello)Laurène Durantel (double-bass)Tim Horton (piano) Ensemble 360 appeared here in its full complement of five string players, five wind players, and pianist, although never (quite) all at the same time. I have no idea why we do not hear Janáček’s Concertino all the time, but then I might say the same about all the music performed here, none of which suffers from over-exposure. Maybe it is just a matter of the slightly unusual ensemble, although it would hardly be difficult to put one such group together from time to time. At any rate, this proved to be a delightful, varied concert of delightful, varied, and yes, […]
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