October is shaping up to be a banner month for us Rachel Podger enthusiasts (club name: The Jolly Podgers). Not only will she be giving a masterclass at the Guildhall on the 12th, but she’ll also be releasing a beautiful disc of Haydn conerti (1&4) and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante (played with the OAE and, in the case of the Mozart, with the highly personable Pavlo Beznosiuk on viola) on that same day. I’ve had a listen, and it’s good, very good in fact, particularly where the two Haydn works are concerned. Add to that her ubiquitous presence at the Brecon Baroque Festival (if you’re going, don’t miss the Baroque Ball on the 23rd), and her appearance at the Wigmore with Gary Cooper on the 6th, and you’ve got yourself a nice little month.
This really is a great time to be a classical music enthusiast. Think about it: we’re virtually showered with first-rate recordings, we’re privy to a repertoire so extensive as to be basically inexhaustible, and we’re treated to an endless string of concerts given by enormously gifted performers who, for the most part, remain highly accessible to the public. I’d call that a pretty good deal.
This really is a great time to be a classical music enthusiast. Think about it: we’re virtually showered with first-rate recordings, we’re privy to a repertoire so extensive as to be basically inexhaustible, and we’re treated to an endless string of concerts given by enormously gifted performers who, for the most part, remain highly accessible to the public. I’d call that a pretty good deal.
