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The SCO in the performance of a lifetime »

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An unforgettable performance? I think so. To seasoned concert goers, there is an unavoidable danger that a number of recitals become blurred in one’s mind. I can safely say that there is no danger of such an occurrence happening tonight, which...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Baroque on »

Raschèr Saxophone Quartet

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I'm not a fan of the word "eclectic", but it’s a struggle to find a more suitable adjective to classify this performance. While parts of tonight’s works root the listener firmly in the texture of the 20th and 21st centuries, other...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

Messiaen on a Sunday afternoon »

Pianist Peter Hill

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“Emotionally, it’s right off the top of the thermometer,” is how Peter Hill, this afternoon’s pianist, describes the music of Olivier Messiaen in his pre-concert talk. Even to the untrained ear, it is obvious that emotion is so...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 by Sarah Mitchell | Read more »

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