{"id":793,"date":"2009-03-29T17:38:40","date_gmt":"2009-03-29T17:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2009\/03\/29\/review-surrey-mozart-players-28-march-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-03-29T17:38:40","modified_gmt":"2009-03-29T17:38:40","slug":"review-surrey-mozart-players-28-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2009\/03\/29\/review-surrey-mozart-players-28-march-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Review- Surrey Mozart Players, 28 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review- Surrey Mozart Players, <\/span>28 March, 2009<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/span>DE BORAH, WOODS AND MOZART PLAYERS ASTONISH WITH PROKOFIEV-<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Maestro Kenneth Woods led the Surrey Mozart Players into powerful battle on Saturday March 28th. They took on a formidable task—-Prokofiev\u2019s Fifth Piano Concerto, a rarely performed work of prodigious difficulty.\u00a0 The difficulties however are not all the exclusive responsibility of conductor and orchestra—there is of course the soloist, a most demanding role, filled here by the young Australian Daniel de Borah, a pianist of formidable technique and talent.\u00a0 He is required to deal with pages of bewildering complexity. Conductor, orchestra, soloist all dazzled in a most exciting account of this rugged, often ferocious music.\u00a0 If anybody thought this concerto might in some way resemble Prokofiev\u2019s \u201cRomeo and Juliet\u201d ballet score, he would have had quite a surprise!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Mozart was also represented. His \u2018Clemency of Titus\u2019 overture in fact opened the proceedings.\u00a0 This was given a wonderfully strong and rhythmical performance, and one was aware of a very generous bass acoustic which, for the unwary, could give problems with balance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/span>More Mozart followed the Prokofiev with some elegant arrangement for wind ensemble of five of the celebrated vocal numbers from the Marriage of Figaro.\u00a0It was a\u00a0great delight, producing some beautiful playing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Beethoven provided a splendid Finale to the whole concert—The First Symphony, a great favourite with music-lovers. The audience greeted it like an old friend—a joyous sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/span>The concert was held in the United Reformed Church, <\/span>Guildford<\/span>, a new venue for the Surrey Mpzart Players, and it made an apt and very comfortable Concert Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Thank you Kenneth Woods, Daniel de Borah and the Surrey Mozart Players, for a concert of such wonderfully varied musical delights.\u00a0 We are indeed fortunate in <\/span>Guildford<\/span>, to have such a splendid band of fine musicians in our midst.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For the <\/span>Surrey<\/span> Advertiser, 29 March 2009<\/span><\/p>\n