Aug 1, 2023
MASTERPIECE.
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MASTERPIECE.
MASTERPIECE.
Proms are such a thrill! This one felt particularly exciting due to playing the continuo part... non-stop for 3 hours! What a team! Wonderful directing from @egarrrichard and tremedous singing from #scochorus and soloists #AllanClayton #TimMead #HilarySummers #RowanPierce @scottishchamberorchestra @bbc_proms @royalalberthall #mysco (at Royal Albert Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B10piiGhPxu/?igshid=1f2wf6tgafzub
CD liner notes Harmonica Mundi: ‘Bach and Pergolesi’ Released 24 March 2017
Performed by Lucy Crowe (soprano), Tim Mead (alto) and La Nuova Musica, directed by David Bates. Bach BWV 54, Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Bach BWV 170 Notes by Mark Seow
… With all this harmonic, rhythmic and physical distraction, the solo alto weaves a surprisingly calm melody. However the singer too is prey to temptation: elements of the slinking semiquaver movement and suspensions characterise the melody. The central section of the aria also constructs a symbolic interaction between the sinner and the world of deceit. Both phrases of the alto melody are punctuated by an interrupted cadence – or perhaps the American term ‘deceptive cadence’ is more telling in this instance. Here the strings interrupt the singer, as if to remind him to stay alert to deception...