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The Bach is a given—one of the most joyous works he ever wrote, it is a bit unusual in that it was not given at a single church setting, but spread over six different days in true cantata-style. However, what is unusual is the presence of a narrator in the guise of the Evangelist, not as involved as in the Passions perhaps, but significant nonetheless, and James Gilchrist does an excellent job as...
Acis and Galatea might be the most popular of the works Handel composed for James Brydges and his ambitiously remodelled house at Edgware; but he also wrote a fine set of anthems known by the title of the dukedom to which Brydges was subsequently elevated. Far-removed from the limelight-stealing Coronation Anthems, the Chandos Anthems were scored for the small forces available at Cannons. It says...
This second volume in Stephen Layton's and the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge's survey of Handel's Chandos Anthems is every bit as good as the first (reviewed in May 2009), with an outstanding solo line-up and compelling, razor-sharp performances.
Handel's first English anthem As pants the hart was written for the Chapel Royal in 1712; fiveyears later he would expand it for the private use of...
Evening of French Music Raises the Temperature in Gloucester
On the evening of what was the hottest day so far in 2013 it was a relief to escape into the cool interior of Gloucester Cathedral for this concert of French music in which the Cheltenham Festival gave pride of place to Francis Poulenc.
To open proceedings David Briggs, Organist Emeritus of Gloucester Cathedral, returned to the...
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge begeisterte
Als nach dem Konzert an Sir John Tavener der Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik verliehen wurde, sah man bei einigen Mitgliedern des Choir of Trinity College Cambridge gewisse Zeichen von Erschöpfung, sogar Tränen, die auch der Rührung über den festlichen Moment geschuldet sein konnten; aber als Konzertbesucher war man fast froh darüber, hatte...
Zart und anmutig wie der Gesang von Engeln
Der „Trinity College Choir“ aus dem englischen Cambridge gastierte im Frankfurter Kaiserdom.
Cambridge und seine Hochschulen haben seit jeher einen guten Klang, der sich auch auf die Vokalensembles der mittelenglischen Stadt zu übertragen scheint. Der „Trinity College Choir“ bewies bei seinem Gastspiel bei den Frankfurter Domkonzerten jedenfalls, dass er...