The concert began 15 minutes late so the large crowd could be seated. "The dynamic early music group Red Priest, drew an absolutely packed house. "If the Rolling Stones played recorder, violin, cello and harpsichord and their genre was 17th-century music, they would be the band called Red Priest." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette After Red Priest, you'll never again hear Baroque music in quite the same way." -Albuquerque Journal it takes musicians of the highest caliber to make this kind of theatrical presentation work. "From the country that spawned Mick Jagger, these players add another level of adventure to their concerts. "Not so much reconstruction as total re-interpretation…they are sure to introduce a new audience to baroque music." an unorthodox quartet of virtuoso musicians on a mission to make classical music a visual as well as aural experience. The difference is clear: Red Priest have much more fun!" -The Evening Standard Invigorating versions of familiar Vivaldi pieces. "The original Red Priest should be dancing in his grave!" -BBC Music Magazine “The playing is indeed red-hot virtuosic …the adaptation of The Four Seasons- involving swirling snowstorms, thunderclaps and the mime of an entire stag hunt – is way over the top, but one has a sneaking suspicion that Vivaldi might have approved.” -The Times "Highly individual… Purists would probably run a mile from what Red Priest does to this music, but virtuosity, verve and creative spontaneity are fused together in a way that makes the impact positively volcanic” -Daily Telegraph a bedrock of tremendous skill and timing.” -Daily Telegraph transforming Baroque clichés into vivid drama, often at terrific speed and with practised coordination. bringing glee to the concert scene for a decade or more. "Red Priest is like no other early music instrumental ensemble you have ever heard.
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