Music Reviews

BREMF – BACH: A MUSICAL OFFERING – The Bach Players

- 4 November 2019

You can always trust Bach to fill a venue. When his work is being interpreted...

BREMF LIVE! 2019 SHOWCASE

- 3 November 2019

This is always the most exciting BREMF event, as new talent has 20 minutes to...

BREMF LIVE! ORNAMENTATION MASTERCLASS

- 2 November 2019

Gawain Glenton is an absolute master of Baroque ornamentation. It’s as natural to him as...

BREMF – HER FATHER’S VOICE – Fieri Consort

- 2 November 2019

Barbara Strozzi had a fiercely distinctive style. In this macaronic production the play explained to...

BREMF – BURYING THE DEAD – Ceruleo

- 1 November 2019

Clare Norburn triumphs again. Her entertaining fusion of music and drama is set during the...

BREMF – TRANSFORMERS – BREMF Consort of Voices, Deborah Roberts (director)

- 28 October 2019

Engaging programmes are a hallmark of BREMF and this concert is an excellent example. Following...

BREMF – METAMORFOSI TRECENTO – La Fonte Musica

- 27 October 2019

This excellent ensemble of three voices, two medieval fiddles and a lute certainly enhance BREMF’s...

BREMF – METAMORPHOSIS – Dramma per Musica

- 27 October 2019

This well-matched trio are already BREMF favourites after tenor Rory Carver’s sterling performance as Monteverdi’s...

BREMF – DARKNESS INTO LIGHT – Musica Secreta and Celestial Sirens

- 26 October 2019

BREMF main programme began in the darkness of Tenebrae, plangent verses from Jeremiah sung during...

Jerwood Glyndebourne Young Artists

- 18 May 2019

The first notes from Frederick Jones (tenor) told us we were in for a treat....

BREMF – Britain & Europe, BREMF Choirs & Players

- 24 March 2019

‘Our Shared Musical Story’ was celebrated in great style on European Early Music Day 2019...

SEASON FINALE – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Osborne (piano), Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

- 17 March 2019

What a splendid memorial for Don Newbold, a most generous sponsor of the BPO! He...