Dunedin Consort: Bach’s St John Passion
The handpicked musicians of the Dunedin Consort give a uniquely intimate – and intensely dramatic – performance of Bach’s St John Passion. “Ah, my soul where will you go at last? Where shall I find relief?”. For Johann Sebastian Bach, the story…
Ex Cathedra: Christmas Music by Candlelight
Chamber choir Ex Cathedra presents a candlelit sequence of seasonal music: some old, some new, but all utterly enchanting in the atmospheric surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields. In the deep, still darkness of St Martin-in-the-Fields, only candles pierce the winter gloom. And then,…
Handel: L’Allegro, Penseroso ed il Moderato
Joy, melancholy or reason: which is best? There’s only one way to find out in this performance of Handel’s extraordinary L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. “Dissolve me into ecstasies / And bring all Heav’n before mine eyes!” We all know how…
The Consone Quartet: Brahms Sextet No. 2
The BBC New Generation Artists scheme has a reputation for spotting emerging talent, but even so, the Consone Quartet is something special – the very first string quartet on the scheme to play on period instruments, using the techniques and instruments of…
La Serenissima: Vivaldi & Telemann – Crossing Borders
Baroque music never stood still. Musicians travelled, and inspirations sped across 18th century Europe with all the speed of a Vivaldi concerto. But you don’t need to tell that to Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima – the flamboyant British ensemble that takes…
English Concert: Handel – Amadigi di Gaula
The noble Amadigi loves the beautiful Oriana – but when there’s a jealous sorceress in the frame, the course of true love never did run smooth. Handel’s extraordinary “magic opera” Amadigi di Gaula was the hit of the 1715 London season, brimming…
Music from The Movies by Candlelight
Programme Featuring music from Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones and Schindler’s List. Plus: Pachelbel – Canon Barber – Adagio Vivaldi – Summer Fauré – Pavane Walton – Henry V Piazzolla – Oblivion Karl Jenkins – Palladio…
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Programme Chopin – Ballade No 1 Mozart – Fantasia in D minor Bach – Overture in the French Style (1st movement) Bach/Mirzayeva – ‘Bach-Mugham’ Parts I, II, III Beethoven – ‘Moonlight’ Sonata Performer Gunel Mirzayeva Piano
Mozart and Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Programme Handel – Arrival of The Queen of Sheba Mozart – Piano Concerto No 12 in A Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (opening) Bach – Air on the G string Pachelbel – Canon in D Beethoven – ‘Moonlight’ Sonata Performers Belmont Ensemble…
