It’s been a busy few weeks, and I’ve neglected to post my last few reviews and features.
For Sinfini, I delved into the woodwind repertoire to write top 10 works guides for flute and recorder. I also compiled a list of the 10 greatest flautists – see who made my cut here.
I reviewed the first concert in the New York Philharmonic’s Barbican residency for Bachtrack, and also indulged my wanderlust in writing a feature on the BRQ Vantaa festival.
More links and news to come soon!
The Wigmore Hall audience was transported back to 18th century Italy for Andreas Scholl’s recital programme. Focusing on the Baroque cantata, an intimate song form which explores ideas of love and loss, the evening also presented a number of chamber works: as the programme explained, concerts would often use these to build anticipation for the appearance of the star vocalist, yet these were certainly not lacking in interest. These formal concert works were framed by Venetian gondola songs, providing another glimpse of how the voice was used during this period.
Read on at Bachtrack.
Emmanuel Pahud brings us another album devoted to a high point in the history of the flute. While The Flute King featured music composed for and by Frederick the Great, Revolution focuses on the musical change that accompanied the political and social upheaval in France around 1789.
Read the full review at Sinfini.
Katy Wright 