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By Andrew Clements in The Guardian
Whether by design or good fortune, the Wigmore Hall's short George Benjamin series overlaps neatly with the first UK performances of his opera Written on Skin at Covent Garden. Read More...
By Guy Dammann, in The Guardian
There can be few periods in the history of human culture in which the delights associated with melancholia have been better explored or exploited than in Elizabethan England. For every “Hey nonny no” there’s a “Flow my teares” ready to blast it. Read More...
The four men of the fabulous Hilliard Ensemble, interlaced with the soft sounds of the five viols of Fretwork: it’s hard to imagine a more noble combination. Read More...
By Andrew Clark, in The Financial Times
Modernity and tradition combined to thrilling effect in a programme of work by Nico Muhly and Orlando Gibbons. Read More...
Fretwork, the British period-instrument ensemble, devoted its Wednesday evening program at Weill Recital Hall to Thomas Mace’s “Musick’s Monument,” an opinionated and often quirky 1676 overview of church music, lute works and pieces for viols. Read More...
