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British conductor and violinist (1924–2016)
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2024-03-11 15:57:15
LEBRECHT LISTENS | Marriner’s Beethoven Box Set Is A Collection To Savour For A Lifetime
This 10 CD set of Sir Neville Marriner's Beethoven is one to have close to hand, the one to show friends how a tricky phrase should ideally go.
2024-02-19 17:22:00
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 16 February 2024
[…] occasionally, a less theatrically tight Almaviva. Grigory Shkarupa constructed a splendidly real-yet-not-real Don Basilio. A sparkling performance from Adriane Queiroz left one wishing Berta had more to sing. What Renato Girolami sometimes lacked in vocal presence, he made up for in theatrical commitment as Doctor Bartolo. The Staatskapelle Berlin, keenly directed throughout by Ido Arad, did not put a foot wrong, evoking, somewhat to my surprise, a sound not so distant from that of Neville Marriner’s vintage Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Bright, precise, and likewise with pinpoint timing, here was another crucial dimension never to be reduced to anything else, yet likewise never approaching abstraction. The aesthetics, then, were as ‘right’ as the execution. ‘The picture,’ Berghaus explained, ‘really only has to enable the singer to act. I am very dependent on good singers, and sometimes I am of the opinion that singers are greater comedians than […]
2023-12-15 00:00:00
Another miscellany of orchestral and vocal music (Bostock, Corp, Davan Wetton, DePaul Wind Ensemble, Dreier, Elder, Pesek, The Albion Ensemble)
[…] [6'04]06 - 13 Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Turandot Suite, op.41 BV248 [34'50]Argovia Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas BostockCoviello Classics COV91411 [recorded May 2014; issued 2014][digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans, booklet sourced from internet]Recording venue: Bärenmatte, Suhr, SwitzerlandRecording engineer and Producer: Moritz Bergfeld; Producer: Olaf MielkeWolfgang Amadeus Mozart:01 - 04 Wind Serenade in C minor, K.388 [24'54]05 - 09 Wind Serenade in E-flat major, K.375 [24'40]The Albion Ensemble (George Caird and Victoria Wood- oboes, Andrew Marriner and Julia Holmes- clarinets, Felix Warnock and Michael Cole- bassoons, Michael Thompson and Peter Francombtrumpets)Meridian CDE84107 [recorded 1985; CD issued 1985][CD-rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: St Olave's School, Orpington, Kent, UKRecording engineer and Producer: John ShuttleworthWolfgang Amadeus Mozart:01 - 07 Wind Serenade in B-flat major, K.361 'Gran Partita' [48'44]The Albion Ensemble (George Caird and Katte Clemmow- oboes, Andrew Marriner and Colin Lawson- clarinets, Angela Malsbury and Michael Harris- bassett horns, […]
2023-10-30 08:31:00
Celebrating their roots: Academy of St Martin in the Fields anniversary events for Sir Neville Marriner's centenary
Sir Neville Marriner in rehearsal with Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Los Romeros guitar quartet (Photo: Mike Evans)The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder Sir Neville Marriner (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) with a series of events during April 2024 as part of its 2023/24 season with new music by Errollyn Wallen and Vince Mendoza, contributions from ASMF music director, violinist Joshua Bell, conductor and former ASMF flautist Jaime Martin and jazz drummer Douglas Marriner, plus an exhibition commemorating and celebrating Sir Neville’s life and career in the St Martin-in-the-Fields crypt.The orchestra returns to its spiritual home, St Martin-in-the-Fields, for a celebratory concert on 15 April 2024 when Joshua Bell, Jaime Martin and ASMF leader Tomo Keller share directing the orchestra in a programme that includes an Errollyn Wallen premiere plus music by Handel, Hadyn, Mozart, […]
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