It’s Rossini

Dec 1, 2023 | yorkshiretimes.co.uk | It’s Rossini

artsReviewPainted LightSolem QuartetEdmund Finnis (b. 1984) Devotions (String Quartet No 3); Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) arr. William Newell Nocturne; Henriëtte Bosmans (1895–1952) Quartet; Camden Reeves (b. 1974) The Blue Windows (String Quartet No 5); Ayanna Witter-Johnson Earth; Joni Mitchell arr.

Dec 1, 2023 | yorkshiretimes.co.uk | It’s Rossini

artsCésar Franck Piano WorksPiano Sonata No. 1; Prélude, Aria et Finale; Prélude, Choral et Fugue Ingmar Lazar (piano) Hänssler Classic HC22055 Ingmar Lazar has delved into his fellow compatriot César Franck’s life to show there is more to the 19th-century composer than just his organ works or his one and only symphony. Franck was a virtuosic pianist, which Lazar, who has fully immersed himself in the composer's world, mirrors with a deft technique.

Nov 24, 2023 | lancashiretimes.co.uk | It’s Rossini

artsReviewBob Chilcott Christmas OratorioThree CarolsSarah Connolly mezzo-soprano, Mary; Nick Pritchard tenor, Evangelist; Neal Davies bass, Herod and Simeon. Ciara Williams angel; Tim Burton Gabriel. Choir of Merton College, OxfordOxford Contemporary SinfoniaChloe Vincent flute. Olivia Jageurs harpBenjamin Nicholas conductorDelphian DCD34321https://www.delphianrecords.com/Christmas, for many, is a magical time, especially when it comes to the musical feast offered by the season.

Nov 24, 2023 | cumbriatimes.co.uk | It’s Rossini |Isabel Galleymore |Abeer Ameer |Matthew Stewart

artsWith the collective sentiments so thoroughly slapped and tickled, and the audience washed-up in a tide of goodwill, it would be both pointless and churlish to find fault in Thursday’s premiere of The Barber of Seville at Bradford’s St George’s Hall. And if the poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan’s Yorkshire dialect take on Rossini’s comic masterpiece stretched credulity to breaking point, it didn’t matter a whit.

Nov 24, 2023 | lancashiretimes.co.uk | It’s Rossini

artsReviewMieczysław WeinbergDawn, Op. 60; Symphony No. 12, Op. 114 'In memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich'BBC Philharmonic. Conductor John StorgårdsChandos CHAN 20165 https://www.chandos.net/The opening eighteen-minute atmospheric tone poem, Dawn, highlights Weinberg’s orchestration skills and his ability to quote from other composers, notably his friend Shostakovich.