Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in their shining glory from I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini

Robert Hollingworth conducts I Fagiolini and The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

Matthew Long and Nicholas Mulroy

By Nick Boston, 01 October 2023

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“frankly astonishing, with wrenching suspensions and startling, stuttering ornaments”

Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 29 September 2023

Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine "Vespers of the Blessed Virgin" (1610)

I Fagiolini

The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

Robert Hollingworth, Conductor

Nicholas Mulroy, Tenor

Matthew Long, Tenor

Greg Skidmore, Baritone

Julia Doyle, Soprano

Ciara Hendrick, Mezzo-soprano

I Fagiolini make their Lammermuir Festival debut

Simon Thompson, 7th September

In their Lammermuir Festival debut, I Fagiolini strike spiritual and musical gold with the Monteverdi Vespers... at least in the first half.

****1

I Fagiolini bring drama and heartbreak to the Turner Sims

David Truslove, 23rd April

Well defined performances of Monteverdi madrigals are sung with I Fagiolini’s customary ease and involvement.

****1

Ancient and Modern: a beautiful Winter Chorale

David Smythe, 9th December

The Scottish Ensemble is joined by I Fagiolini in a Winter Chorale linking ancient and modern music for Advent and Christmas.

****1

Monteverdi's other Vespers

Charlotte Valori, 22nd November

I Fagiolini's very interesting programme of music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries pulls together a wide range of works, but somehow lacks an ensemble feel.

***11

Proms celebrates Monteverdi with I Fagiolini

David Karlin, 17th July

Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini provide a whistle-stop tour of Monteverdi's different styles, from madrigals to opera, dance and sacred music, with a newly commissioned contrast from former member Roderick Williams.

***11

Resisting gravity: Circa and I Fagiolini's How Like an Angel for Beyond Barbican and CoLF

Katja Vaghi, 26th June

There is something haunting in waiting till ten o’clock at night in the cemetery of one of London’s oldest churches. Even when surrounded by other audience members, this is not a place one would normally seek out on a nice summer’s evening.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.