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Bath Mozartfest 2023

I’m going to deal with this year’s Mozartfest fairly quickly because I have quite a backlog to get through (I’m writing this some time after the event, as with rather too many blog entries this year). This year the Festival … Continue reading

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Mozartfest 2022 and Nosferatu

The Bath Mozartfest presented a full programme for its 2022 edition, largely in the Assembly Rooms (the Guildhall did not feature). All Covid restrictions had apparently been lifted, apart from visible hand sanitizer and the absence of a coat rack. … Continue reading

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no Tenebrae at the Bachfest

We had tickets to hear Tenebrae at the Bath Bachfest, but the concert was cancelled as it proved impossible for the choir to reach Bath on the day when Storm Eunice struck. I was not the only person in Bath … Continue reading

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Mozartfest 2021 (2) – a replacement

Eric Lu got stranded in the USA by travel restrictions and was replaced by the recent Leeds winner Alim Beisembayev. His programme began with Mozart’s sonata in D K311 and two of Ravel’s Miroirs, but became more heavyweight in the … Continue reading

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Mozartfest 2021 (1) – Lights!

I went to the first concert of the 2021 Bath Mozartfest in the Assembly rooms, the Cuarteto Casals and Paul Lewis. I do enjoy Saturday morning as a time for concerts, when I’m not tired after a day’s work and … Continue reading

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Beethoven in the Assembly Rooms

The Bath Festival programme this year included something postponed from 2020: a complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets. (Beethoven didn’t do very well out of his anniversary year really, but then no one’s going to forget that he exists.) We … Continue reading

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Bath Mozartfest 2018 (2) – Angela Hewitt

We went to the Assembly Rooms on the Sunday night to hear Angela Hewitt, a regular visitor. She began with Mozart’s C minor sonata, which didn’t always seem totally secure. Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata was more settled and played with complete … Continue reading

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Bath Mozartfest 2018 (1) – the Nash Ensemble

This year’s Mozartfest boasted a particularly appealing programme with stellar performers, and it was possible to come by tickets for all the concerts we wanted to go to – maybe a consequence of austerity? I made a point of going … Continue reading

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The Bath Festival 2018 – 2

My husband went to a couple of concerts in the Bath Festival, both given by performers who clearly enjoyed what they were doing. Roman Rabinovich did a cycle of Haydn sonatas at St Michael’s Church. These were good performances given … Continue reading

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The Bath Festival 2018 – 1

It really is just the Bath Festival now, having amalgamated music and literature. I retain an open mind about this, though I know many people felt that either the literature side or the musical one would suffer. For me it … Continue reading

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