New York Times reviews London Handel Players’ concert at the Frick
“Ms. Brown played the virtuosic opening movement with sparkling clarity and brought a soulful depth to the second movement of the sonata…The four members of the ensemble — Ms. Brown; Adrian Butterfield, violinist; Katherine Sharman, cellist; and Laurence Cummings, harpsichordist — opened the program with a Trio Sonata in A by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach…consummate skill and musicianship… Elegantly accompanied by Mr. Cummings, Mr. Butterfield offered warm sound, expressive nuances and graceful ornamentation in Benda’s Violin Sonata in E flat…“We thought it would be a shame to make our New York debut without playing some Handel,” Mr. Cummings said before a lovely interpretation of an arrangement of an aria from Alcina.”
An extract from the New York Times review of the London Handel Players’ concert at the Frick Collection last Sunday, 29 January
» In this article: Adrian Butterfield. London Handel Players. Rachel Brown.
