… At their concert in St Peter’s church in Goodwick, the Galliard Ensemble struck a clever balance between old and new, original and arranged. Giulio Briccialdi was a contemporary of Rossini and his quintet – betraying his prowess as a flautist and his opera house connections – was a lively curtain-raiser that proved the credentials of these Radio 3 New Generation artists.
“Their combination of virtuosic technique and expression was further apparent in the arrangement of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and in Barber’s Summer Music.”
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Paul Patterson’s Westerly Winds was another recasting, this time scaled down from an orchestral suite based on West Country folk tunes. It was brilliantly executed…
“For sheer wit and panache, nothing could beat the ensemble’s performance of Berio’s Opus Number Zoo, with each player alternating the verbal and musical phrases of the cartoon-like tales with consummate skill.”
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