Tag: contemporary classical
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Samuelsen/SCO review – Vivaldi remix remains Richter’s gorgeous masterpiece
A vivid rendition of Richter’s ingenious tribute to the Four Seasons was the clear highlight of this forward-thinking programme of living composers in Glasgow’s City Halls. Before the interval, self-assured conductor David Brophy sounded most at home animating John Adams’ colourful The Chairman Dances.
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Manchester Collective live at Star and Shadow review – classical’s shocking cutting edge
Eclectic was the word for this remarkable new project from Manchester Collective’s Rakhi Singh and Alan Keary. Singh’s Bach and Keary’s Reich were each fantastic in their own ways, but it was a chilling closing piece that had audience members either enthralled or clamouring for the exit.
