Music Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/category/reviews/music/ Arts and entertainment for East Anglia Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:33:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png Music Archives - Cultivated https://www.cultivated.org.uk/category/reviews/music/ 32 32 Nosferatu https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nosferatu/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nosferatu/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:33:53 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3122 One of cinema’s most enduring cult classics is given a new twist, with a modern and atmospheric live score.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nosferatu/feed/ 0 The Lie Of The Land https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-lie-of-the-land/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-lie-of-the-land/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:26:35 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=3002 The Voice Project has a reputation for somewhat theatrical large-scale choir pieces, often featuring austere looking singers in white and black, always with impeccable vocals.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/the-lie-of-the-land/feed/ 0 Shaken & Stirred: The Music of Bond https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/shaken-stirred-the-music-of-bond/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/shaken-stirred-the-music-of-bond/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:02:01 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2959 The Bond spy films have an iconic place in cinema history, and right from the off their music has been a key part of the appeal.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/shaken-stirred-the-music-of-bond/feed/ 0 Laura Misch https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/laura-misch/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/laura-misch/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 22:56:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2911 The Norfolk and Norwich Festival Spiegeltent often throws up surprises: tonight was the first time I’ve seen a crowd sit on the floor for a song.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/laura-misch/feed/ 0 Nubiyan Twist https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nubiyan-twist/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/nubiyan-twist/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 23:43:33 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2903 Jazz-fusion band Nubiyan Twist got the Spiegeltent shaking with their smorgasbord of hip-hop, afrobeat, dancehall, soul, reggae and dance.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2024/girl-ray/feed/ 0 National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/national-symphony-orchestra-of-ukraine/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/national-symphony-orchestra-of-ukraine/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:59:18 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2598 Norwich was the final stop for the first UK tour by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in more than 20 years, in a night that indelibly mixed music and politics.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/the-peoples-cabaret/feed/ 0 Rhiannon Giddens https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/rhiannon-giddens/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2023/rhiannon-giddens/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 22:50:15 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2362 Just a few songs into her gig Rhiannon Giddens said she had been told that “her genre is difference” – and you can see why.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/signal-at-dusk/feed/ 0 Leo Popplewell: Bach Cello Suites https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/leo-popplewell-bach-cello-suites/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/leo-popplewell-bach-cello-suites/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 22:19:57 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2046 Playing the Bach cello suites is no mean feat – doing so at short notice on a stand-in basis is truly remarkable.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/leo-popplewell-bach-cello-suites/feed/ 0 Camille O’Sullivan sings Cave https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/camille-osullivan-sings-cave/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2022/camille-osullivan-sings-cave/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 23:06:07 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=2041 This French-Irish songstress has a reputation for exuberant and exhilarating shows, and this showcase of songs by Nick Cave only cements her standing as an outstanding performer.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/a-sound-ideas-christmas-spectacular/feed/ 0 I Fagiolini: Re-Wilding The Waste Land https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/i-fagiolini-re-wilding-the-wasteland/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/i-fagiolini-re-wilding-the-wasteland/#respond Wed, 26 May 2021 16:32:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=1741 Elliot’s The Waste Land is famously one of literature’s most wilfully obscure poems: densely packed with references and deliberate artifice.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/i-fagiolini-re-wilding-the-wasteland/feed/ 0 Surround Sound: Britten Sinfonia https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/surround-sound-britten-sinfonia/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/surround-sound-britten-sinfonia/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 16:27:00 +0000 https://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=1738 This year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival classical music strand got off to a bang – literally – with a smorgasbord of treats.

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]]> https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2021/surround-sound-britten-sinfonia/feed/ 0 Dermot Kennedy https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/dermot-kennedy/ https://www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2019/dermot-kennedy/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:17:16 +0000 http://www.cultivated.org.uk/?p=1414 Poetic lyrics and powerful tones were at the centre of
attention as Dermot Kennedy took to the Nick Rayns LCR stage for his Norwich
show.

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