Britten Sinfonia/Alice Coote – review

Wigmore Hall, LondonOn what would have been the composer's 99th birthday, the Wigmore Hall launched a year-long Britten celebration with a concert by the ensemble named after him. But not with an evening of his music. Instead, the Britten Sinfonia presented a typically illuminating programme that put some of his less familiar works in different contexts, making us think about what we were hearing, but without it feeling cerebral.Purcell, who fascinated Britten, featured strongly. His Rondeau fro...

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