Press Reviews
BACH
(and Schütz) « Sunday’s
Prom offered magnificently expressive performances by the BBC Singers
under John Poole of Schütz’s German
Magnificat and Bach’s motet Singet
dem Herren. »
The Sunday Times BEDFORD
« …..David Bedford’s Twelve
Hours of Sunset for chorus and orchestra serenely directed by John
Poole who has been drawing such versatile performances from his BBC
Singers over the last few years…….. »
The Telegraph BRITTEN
(A Boy was Born)
« A superb and exhilarating account of a far from simple piece »
The Sunday Times
DELIUS
(On Hearing the First
Cuckoo in Spring with B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra)
« …beautiful, glowing performance under John Poole ».
The New Statesman
HANDEL
(Solomon)
« The Orchestre Philharmonique sparkling under the
direction of John Poole, altogether responsible for this success, a
sorcerer whose body captures and conveys the slightest suggestions of
the music. » Le
Monde JANACEK,
(Maxwell Davies, Holloway, Lambert)
« The B.B.C Singers under John Poole gave last night a
South Bank recital of 20th century choral music that was
outstanding alike for the liveliness of the programme and for the degree
of polish, exactitude, and consistency of style in all the performances. »
The Guardian
LIGETI
(Drei Phantasien)
« The moving constellations of Ligeti’s complex harmony
passed serenely in review, without a hint of muddiness or uncertainty. »
Toronto Globe and Mail LUTOSLAWSKI
« The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Poole in
the Michaux Poems caught Lutoslawski’s drift to perfection. »
Musical Times
MARTIN
« … Frank
Martin’s Mass for Double Choir…
received a dedicated and intense promenade concert premiere from the BBC
Singers… John Poole directed his singers with an impressive sense of
the music’s inward strength. »
Daily Telegraph MOZART
« It has become banal to praise unreservedly the qualities
of style, elegance and precision of British conductors, but in the
present case one willingly follows the custom for it is rare to hear
Mozart conducted with such suppleness, to feel in each gesture the care
to shape the phrase ….A right hand which only shows the bar-line as
much as is necessary and in the end seems to do away with it ; a
left hand which gives an accent or forstalls a needless stress, John
Poole, even among his English colleagues is a conductor not quite like
the others. » Le
Monde
POULENC
(Figure Humaine)
« Warmly intense performance. » Daily
Telegraph
« Magnificent
interpretation » The
Listener PURCELL
(Lawes, Locke) « John Poole handled the chorus with sensitivity
achieving a fine balance in the line and harmony. »
The Times RACHMANINOV
(Vespers)
« The richness of sound was all that could be wished. »
The Financial Times RAMEAU
(Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France)
« Perfection of ensemble, precision of attack to which one
adds a true lightness of touch thanks to the direction of John Poole. »
Le Monde STRAUSS
(Richard Strauss’s Deutsche
Motette) « This
superb performance, directed by John Poole brought out its cleverly
conceived structure in addition to relishing its rich sonorous choral
balances. » The Guardian SWAYNE
(Cry)
« Once again the BBC Singers conducted by John Poole, had
prepared a performance of great finesse and power… »
The
Independent
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