Solomon’s Knot; St Lawrence String Quartet – five-star Bach, so-so Adams

Shoreditch Town Hall; Wigmore Hall, London
Singing from memory, Solomon’s Knot made Bach’s great B minor Mass feel like intimate, spontaneous chamber musicThere has surely never been a better time for beautifully manicured and disciplined performances of baroque choral masterpieces than today – every note in place, every entry perfect; all sublime, formal and profound. And yet, despite all this perfection, there can often be something missing – a sense of warmth, of inclu