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Leif Segerstam conducts

On the second Saturday morning of the Mozartfest I heard the Belcea Quartet perform Haydn (op. 77 no.1), Ravel’s quartet and Mozart’s clarinet quartet. The highlight of this was the wonderful stillness of some of the quiet passages in the … Continue reading

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

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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Mozartfest 2006

This came and went last week. I imagine it was financially a great success because many of the concerts sold out. In fact the piano recital by Alfred Brendel sold out as soon as postal booking opened, if not before … Continue reading

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Mozartfest 2005 (1)

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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Four hands (Mozartfest 2)

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)

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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