Ruby
Joe Duddell caused quite a stir
and so should Ruby his
percussion concerto for Colin
Currie and the Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra (More)
Freaky Dancer
It has a minimal quality to it, but
it also has an incredible groove
Four (mere) Bagatelles
had a wonderful clarity and
assurance, expressed most
tellingly in the chords of the
third bagatelle, which reached
a positively serene
acquiescence
Ode to English
Delicate and elegiac, furthest
removed from celebratory
indulgence, Duddell set Grace
Nichol’s Ode to English with
artful simplicity
Mnemonic
It’s elegantly crafted block-
structure with a constant
interplay of metre and rhythmic
pattern managed to intrigue the
ear in a way that imprints itself
quite firmly in the mind (More)
Snowblind
Snowblind is a sharply focused
piece of writing in three
distinctive movements (More)
Duddell’s concerto, which is
being premiered on this tour is
a fabulous addition to a
percussion repertoire too long
on pyrotechnics and short on
quality (More)
Elbow and the Hallé
***** (5 stars)
Earns the very rare honor of a
standing ovation after only the
first half (More)
Elbow and the Hallé
stretched and turned the
existing orchestrations into
spellbinding flights of fancy.
Elbow and the Hallé
***** (5 stars)
a night set to be instantly etched
in Mancunian folklore (More)