Tag Archives: Mendelssohn

two Abbey services and a funeral

Posted on January 31, 2014 by vhk10

I joined the choir of St. Peter’s Caversham to sing a Saturday Evensong in Bath Abbey. Our canticles were Stanford in G and the introit and anthem were selected for Epiphany: Here is the Little Door by Howells, and Mendelssohn’s … Continue reading →

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Shading into Epiphany at Southwell

Posted on January 26, 2014 by vhk10

First engagement of 2014 was when the Cathedral Chamber Choir went to Southwell Minster for a weekend of services. Liturgically, the weekend shaded from Christmas into the first Evensong of Epiphany, and our choice of music reflected this. Karl Rütti’s … Continue reading →

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Bath Festival 2013: Berlioz at the Forum

Posted on July 1, 2013 by vhk10

I went to only one Bath Festival concert this year because most of the other interesting ones were around the first weekend of the Festival when I was away or busy. There were certainly some other concerts I’d have gone … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2011 (4): the Hallé

Posted on December 26, 2011 by vhk10

The final Mozartfest event attended by family members was the concert in the Forum given by the Hallé Orchestra. There was a brief talk at the beginning which addressed the question of whether the orchestra had performed in Bath before; … Continue reading →

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a return to Swayne

Posted on June 3, 2011 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors put on a concert of music for double choir at St. Peter’s, Caversham in May, which I sang in. The most complex item on the programme was the Magnificat by Giles Swayne, which we sang at Southwark … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2010: two chamber music concerts

Posted on November 21, 2010 by vhk10

There was the usual attractive programme for the 2010 Bath Mozartfest, and between us we went to three concerts. First up was the Belcea Quartet with Julian Rachlin on viola, for which we bought what must have been the last … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 18 – a tasteless sleeve

Posted on May 27, 2010 by vhk10

This batch was largely orchestral music again. It started with an old LP of mine: James Galway ‘The Man with the Golden Flute’ playing assorted pieces which showcase the instrument. One track is a bit notorious: a Moto Perpetuo by … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 15 – halfway with psychedelic Popp

Posted on May 10, 2010 by vhk10

Back to a mixed bag. The first two were Hungarotons of the Takacz quartet and a friend playing string quintets by Mozart. Then orchestrations of Brahms’ Hungarian Dances with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and a further inroad into Schubert: the … Continue reading →

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Te Deum Laudamus

Posted on December 12, 2009 by vhk10

Two settings of this text framed the Chandos Singers’ most recent concert in St. Bartholomew’s, Oldfield Park. We started with Haydn’s Marie-Thérèse setting, which was actually a suggestion of mine when we were looking for a piece to complete the … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2009

Posted on November 21, 2009 by vhk10

Between us we attended four concerts at this year’s Bath Mozartfest. There were quite a few others we might have gone to, including Mozart’s Requiem in Bath Abbey, which some people I know were singing in and which caused me … Continue reading →

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