Reviews

BREMF: Sex, Lies and Violins – Ars Eloquentiae

BREMF: Sex, Lies and Violins – Ars Eloquentiae

- 4 November 2014

For their ‘Grand Tour Shorts’ programme, Ars Eloquentiae was made up of two violins, baroque...

Fumaca Preta – Fumaca Preta (Soundway Records)

Fumaca Preta – Fumaca Preta (Soundway Records)

- 4 November 2014

Released on a label that has produced some high quality global crate digging compilations in...

BREMF: The Cosmopolitan Baroque – Harmonia Artificiosa

BREMF: The Cosmopolitan Baroque – Harmonia Artificiosa

- 4 November 2014

Harmonia Artificiosa, otherwise Elicia Silverstein and John McKean, are a class act originally from the...

BREMF: Cries of London – Fieri Consort

BREMF: Cries of London – Fieri Consort

- 4 November 2014

I was ready to make allowances for these eight young singers who had only 15...

BREMF: Torino – Colin Scobie (violin) and Tom Foster (harpsichord)

BREMF: Torino – Colin Scobie (violin) and Tom Foster (harpsichord)

- 4 November 2014

On entering Italy, every Grand Tourist visited Turin but probably only scholars now are conversant...

BREMF: Trade Routes – L’Aventura London

BREMF: Trade Routes – L’Aventura London

- 4 November 2014

After last year’s great success, L’Aventura returned in triumph to Brighton this evening, delighting an...

The Jest and Guests

The Jest and Guests

- 4 November 2014

A sketch show consisting of five comedians. Most memorable moment was a particularly convincing impersonation...

BREMF: Bach & Telemann

BREMF: Bach & Telemann

- 4 November 2014

Bach & Telemann meet at Cafe Zimmerman with Elizabeth Kruger (director and violin). Fifty minutes...

Brighton Philharmonic – Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

Brighton Philharmonic – Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

- 4 November 2014

As in the very first Philharmonic concert 90 seasons ago, Schubert’s ‘Marche Militaire’ began the...

BREMF – Paris: Convent Divas – Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens, Brighton Festival Youth Choir

BREMF – Paris: Convent Divas – Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens, Brighton Festival Youth Choir

- 4 November 2014

Two hours of convent music is a rarefied delight, but the church was completely full....

The Jest

The Jest

- 4 November 2014

The Jest is a comedy quintet consisting of talented character actors whose various skills are...

Sikes & Nancy

Sikes & Nancy

- 4 November 2014

Sikes & Nancy is Dickens’ add-on to Oliver Twist. All the bits you knew happened in...