
Nahoko Gotoh
Writer and Reviewer at Bachtrack
ロンドン在住の音楽ライター、翻訳家(日⇔英)、通訳。訳書『〈第九〉誕生』(春秋社)。UK-based writer on classical music. Reviewer for Bachtrack. I tweet in both Japanese (70%) and English.
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1 month ago |
bachtrack.com | Nahoko Gotoh
When was the last time I listened to Bach's keyboard concertos performed on a modern grand? To be honest, I can’t remember, as most orchestral Bach I hear these days are on period instruments. Which was why I was slightly apprehensive about this concert by Sir András Schiff and Cappella Andrea Barca (a group he formed with friends a quarter of a century ago), one of the programmes they are presenting during their current (and farewell) Asian tour.
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1 month ago |
bachtrack.com | Sangkwon Lee |Nahoko Gotoh
“I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.” If Mozart and Beethoven are the Son and the Holy Ghost of classical music’s Holy Trinity, it is surely Johann Sebastian Bach who is the Father.
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2 months ago |
bachtrack.com | Nahoko Gotoh
Until I opened the programme for Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert at Suntory Hall, I hadn’t realised that the two billed works had been composed back-to-back: The Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55, and the Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op.56, in 1804.
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2 months ago |
bachtrack.com | Nahoko Gotoh
For lovers of Early Music, the medieval French town of Ambronay has long been a site of pilgrimage, renowned for the Ambronay Festival held in its historic Benedictine abbey. Attracting leading musicians and ensembles from Europe and beyond, the festival has been running every October since 1980. Throughout that time, Ambronay has sought to support musicians at the beginnings of their careers – but in recent decades this contribution has grown significantly.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
bachtrack.com | Nahoko Gotoh
For lovers of Early Music, the medieval French town of Ambronay has long been a site of pilgrimage, renowned for the Ambronay Festival held in its historic Benedictine abbey. Attracting leading musicians and ensembles from Europe and beyond, the festival has been running every October since 1980. Throughout that time, Ambronay has sought to support musicians at the beginnings of their careers – but in recent decades this contribution has grown significantly.
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