Tag Archives: Bath Assembly Rooms

What’s a lady like me doing in a joint like this?

Posted on December 4, 2007 by vhk10

So asked Felicity Lott at the end of the recital in Bath’s Guildhall. I bet she saves that particular encore for all the plushest, most chandelier-laden venues. Many of the songs in her programme of Mozart, Strauss, Barber and Poulenc … Continue reading →

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Bath Festival 2007

Posted on May 25, 2007 by vhk10

There are various things I miss about the Festival these days: the fly-past of hot-air balloons followed by fireworks on the opening night, and the best-dressed window competition. And there’s no Bath Festival Chorus again this year. But we’ve been … Continue reading →

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an upbeat string quartet

Posted on June 7, 2006 by vhk10

We missed a lot of this year’s new-look Bath Festival, unfortunately, but we did manage each to get to a concert by the Vanbrugh Quartet in the Assembly Rooms. My husband and daughter heard Haydn, Beethoven (Op. 131) and Bartók’s … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2005 (1)

Posted on November 18, 2005 by vhk10

How much alcohol is there in a Mozartkugel? I had to ponder this question when about to buy one for my daughter as an interval treat. (Although there is some rum or similar flavouring, I suspect that flavouring is all … Continue reading →

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two piano recitals

Posted on June 11, 2005 by vhk10

I attended two piano recitals during the Bath Festival. The first was Freddy Kempf playing Beethoven and Chopin in a programme consisting entirely of music I have known well for a long time. I wasn’t very happy with the performances, … Continue reading →

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Four hands (Mozartfest 2)

Posted on November 23, 2004 by vhk10

On Sunday night I attended the final concert of the Mozartfest, Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe playing piano duets. When I learnt the piano at school I played my way through some of this repertoire with my teacher, including such … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2004 (1)

Posted on November 15, 2004 by vhk10

The annual Mozartfest in Bath is nearly halfway through, and we are going to as much of it as is practical. We each went to one concert given by the Vienna String Sextet, and agreed that in general they give … Continue reading →

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Bath’s Mozartfest

Posted on November 13, 2003 by vhk10

The Bath annual Mozartfest is in full swing and I’ve been to a couple of concerts. Last Friday I heard Barbara Bonney in the Assembly Rooms singing a Masonic cantata by Mozart, some Liszt songs (none in my repertoire), Berlioz’ … Continue reading →

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