The King's Consort, Wigmore Hall, London: classical review With natural horns and "early" oboes letting rip, the Concerto to Cantata BWV 35 sounded wonderfully off-the-wall. And while Layton delivered core repertoire, King brought some fascinating rarities out of the shadows by both Bach and his older mentor Johann Kuhnau, whose style - though engaging - is smoother and less daring. Over the 33 years his Consort has been in operation, King has launched and nurtured a long succession of stars, and his eye for talent remains keen. Almost every member of this currently very young ensemble has the calibre of a soloist, and on this occasion three players stood out - violinist Alida Schat, oboeist Frances Norbury, and horn-player Ursula Paludan Monberg - while tenor James Oxley's sequence of arias and recitatives in a Kuhnau chorale-setting was delivered with consummate artistry. Wittily introducing the works, and directing from the keyboard, King was the perfect host.