Dark Harmonies from The Gesualdo Six, A Theatrical Concert for the 300th Anniversary of St Martin in the Fields In his introduction to Death of Gesualdo, Bill Barclay writes: “Carlo Gesualdo wrote some of the most darkly sublime music of the late Renaissance. He also savagely murdered his wife and her lover in their bed. […]
The Sixteen – Monteverdi Vespers
The Sixteen – The Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 at the Barbican Hall – Review The world-renowned choir of The Sixteen, founded in 1979 by the equally renowned, world-famous choral director Harry Christophers CBE, gave a concert last Wednesday night at the Barbican Hall to celebrate its 45th year. The Sixteen and its period instrument orchestra, […]
The Sixteen’s Choral Pilgrimage at St. John’s Cambridge – Review
Pilgrim’s Progress The BBC’s hamfisted attempt at cultural vandalism with its attempt to bring about the demise of the BBC Singers has put the British classical choral world in a state of turmoil. So, it’s wonderful to be able to celebrate the work of The Sixteen, a sixteen-piece choir that is now a British choral […]