2 posts published by Andrew Benson-Wilson during August 2025| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Laus Polyphoniae 2025Ars Antiqua – Ars Nova – Ars SubtiliorPolyphony from the age of cathedral builders (1140-1440)Antwerp, Flanders22 August – 31 August 2025 Laus Polyphoniae is the annual festival organised by AMUZ (Flanders Festival Antwerp), dedicated to the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance era. Since its inception in 1994, the festival has grown to … Continue reading Laus Polyphoniae 2025, Antwerp| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
International Young Artist’s PresentationLaus Polyphoniae 2025AMUZ, Antwerp. 23 August 2025 The annual International Young Artist’s Presentation (IYAP) is a coaching and presentation scheme promoted by AMUZ (Flanders Festival Antwerp) and the Musica Impulscentrum. Its aim is to help promising young musicians “grow into tomorrow’s stars”. Six young early music ensembles are invited to three days of coaching by early music specialists … Continue reading IYAP 2025: Internationa...| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Mr. Stanley, I Presume!“The best organist in Europe, maybe in the world”Andrew Benson-WilsonChrist Church SpitalfieldsCommercial St, London E1 6LYMonday, 8 September, 2025. 7.30 Experience country …| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
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The Great ToccataDaniel MoultFugue State Films & RCO Cinema I have reviewed several of the excellent films produced by Will Fraser’s award-winning Fugue State Films (see here). Their latest offering heralds a new and welcome collaboration with the Royal College of Organists in a new RCO initiative, RCO Cinema, which aims to bring “high-quality films … Continue reading Fugue State Films & RCO Cinema: Bach – The Great Toccata| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Mayfair Organ Concerts – The Grosvenor Chapel 5 August 2025Andrew Benson-WilsonArnolt SchlickTabulaturen etlicher lobgesang (1512)Salve Regina (5 verses) 12’(Salve regina – Ad te clamamus – Eia ergo, advocata- O pia – O dulcis Maria)Pete quid vis 3’, Hoe losteleck 3’, Benedictus 2’30,Primi toni 2’, Maria zart 2’30, Christe 1’30Da pacem (3 settings) 7’ Title page of … Continue reading Programme notes: Schlick: Tabulaturen etlicher lobgesang (1512)| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Andrew Benson-WilsonThe Grosvenor ChapelSouth Audley Street, Mayfair, London W1K 2PATuesday 5 August 2025, 1:10 Arnolt Schlick Tabulaturen etlicher lobgesang (1512) Salve Regina (5 verses)Pete quid vis, Hoe losteleck, Benedictus, Primi toni, Maria zart, ChristeDa pacem (3 settings) Described as “one of the greatest masters who have left their imprint on the history of organ music”, Arnolt Schlick (c1455-c1525) was one of … Continue reading Organ Recital. Schlick: Tabulaturen etlic...| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Oxford early music dayContinuo Foundation & Oxford Festival of the Arts, Linarol Consort of Viols, Bellot Ensemble, Sir Nicholas KenyonGrove Auditorium, Magdalen College. 12 July 2025 As part o…| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Melomania Bojan Čičić & Stéphanie BrochardOxford Festival of the ArtsFestival Hall, Magdalen College School. 10 July 2025 melos = music | mania = madness It was Goethe who suggested that “Music is liquid architecture and Architecture is frozen music”. Something very similar could be said of the link between dance and music. From medieval times up … Continue reading Melomania: Bojan Čičić & Stéphanie Brochard| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Beethoven’s 5thAcademy of Ancient MusicLaurence Cummings, David Blackadder, trumpetAcademy of Ancient MusicBarbican Hall. 27 June 2025 Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt: Telemachus on Calypso’s IsleHa…| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Bach: The Art of Fugue on Bach’s Original InstrumentsCollegium Musicum ’23OUTHERE/RAMEE RAM2406. 82’41 Bach left many unanswered questions with his monumental Art of Fugue, one of which was which instruments they were intended to be played on – if, indeed, they were intended to be played at all. It was presented in open score, with … Continue reading Bach: The Art of Fugue| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Mozart 250: 1775The Mozartists, Ian Page, Rachel PodgerWigmore Hall. 18 June 2025 Photo: The Mozartists Haydn: Symphony No. 66 in B flatMozart: Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211 Symphony in D …| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Newe Vialles Old ViolsNewe ViallesBarn Cottage Recordings BCR027. 65’26 Benjamin Hely (d.1699): Sonatas in G minor and B flat majorChristopher Simpson (c.1604-1669): Divisions in C major and …| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +
Chorus vel Organa Music from the Lost Palace of Westminster Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Delphian DCD34158. 66’56 Geoffrey Webber, director, Magnus Williamson, organ Anon c1519…| Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews +