Academy of Ancient Music – Down At The Front https://www.downatthefront.co.uk The place to be to experience new music Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:47:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 212659681 Academy of Ancient Music – Bach: St Matthew Passion https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/2173 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:12:08 +0000 http://gigs.pahudson.net/?p=2173 So it’s Good Friday. Time for some perspective. I’ve seen a few ‘Passions’ and I in the main enjoyed them. So I thought I’d grab some culture and headed to the Barbican for Academy of Ancient Music’s performance of Bach’s St Matthew’s Passion.

I have to admit, I didn’t enjoy it. This is the first perfomance I’ve seen on period instruments. I’m not sure I approve. The sound was less ‘full’ than with modern instruments and at times seemed a bit ‘plinky plonky’. The old piano (or whatever it’s called) didn’t seem to carry the emotion of a modern piano. It also seemed overly long. I’ll put this one down to experience.

Bach's St Matthews Passion at the Barbican

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