Wigmore Hall Live
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John Blow: Venus and Adonis
Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, on 3 May 2010
Theatre of the Ayre: Rachel Podger, Clare Salaman (violins), Galina Zinchenko (viola), Alison McGillivray (bass violin and viol), Pamela Thorby, Kate Latham, Merlin Harrison (recorders), David Miller (theorboes/guitars), James Johnstone (harpsichord) & Elizabeth Kenny (director/theorbo/guitar),...
The true stars here are the band, led by Elizabeth Kenny, which extemporises and pushes tempos to giddy extremes. Elin Manahan Thomas steps boldly into Cupid's role, alternating deftly between... — More…
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The superbly modulated range of expression, the grasp of the work as a whole organism and the sense of lively musical partnership gives this performance [of Op. 96] a special authority — More…
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Purcell: Come all ye songsters
Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, on 17 March 2015
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (lute), Jonathan Manson (viol) & Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
of course it’s soprano Carolyn Sampson’s peerless Purcell that steals the show – whether inhabiting tortured madness, or the airborne, caressing grace of an opening set from The Fairy Queen.... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Recital
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Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Volume 6
Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, on 7 March 2015
Elias String Quartet
This sixth and final volume of the Elias String Quartet’s admirable Beethoven cycle comfortably matches the exulted qualities of earlier releases…There is painstaking attention to detail, yet... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, Chamber Choice
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I’ve been trying to put my finger on what it is about the Elias Quartet’s interpretative style that’s so powerfully affecting, and I think I’ve distilled the answer to a single quality: fearlessness…All... — More…
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