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| | `Mostly Mozart at the Barbican: Mozart, Symphony no. 40; Requiem, Soloists, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The Minuet was the high point, with the Allegri not quite achieving the ideal verve although the clarinets stood out with their edge and confidence. |
 | | Most of the audience clearly knew the Requiem from the scene in the film of Amadeus representing the bogus composition of the work, with Salieri acting as amanuensis, and of course the Confutatis is instantly loveable as well as recognizable. |
 | | Amongst the soloists, Lisa Milne’s Lux aeterna and Andrew Foster Williams’ Tuba mirum were notable, but I found Karen Cargill rather pale, and whilst John Mark Ainsley displayed his customary musicality, sweetness of tone and directness, his singing was not as confident as it normally is at the top of the stave. |
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