Monumentalidad multidisciplinar en Einstein on the Beach

By Maria Sánchez, 29 May 2019

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Reviewed at Palau de la Música, Barcelona on 27 May 2019

Glass, Einstein on the Beach

Suzanne Vega, Vocals

Collegium Vocale Gent

Ensemble Ictus

Georges-Elie Octors, Conductor

Tom De Cock, Conductor

The dark side of Arcadia: Collegium Vocale Gent at Musikfest Berlin

Elena Luporini, 27th August

At this year's Musikfest Berlin, the Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe perform a programme inspired by Arcadia, in what could might as well be a pastoral concept album.

****1

Philippe Herreweghe conducts an energetic Mozart Requiem in Antwerp

Edward Sava-Segal, 7th May

Despite distancing, the members of Collegium Vocale Gent filled the Queen Elisabeth Hall with an impressively cohesive sound, transparent and powerful at the same time.

****1

Herreweghe achieves purity and unity in Bach's Mass in B minor

Nahoko Gotoh, 14th June

There are multiple ways of approaching Bach's Mass in B minor, from the one-to-a-part advocated by Joshua Rifkin to a more conventional large choral approach, and everything in between.

****1

A near miss in Mozart's Requiem

Dominic Lowe, 26th August

Although Ács Ákos gave an excellent performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, Iván Fischer's innovative Requiem didn't quite work.

***11

Haydn's Creation not quite a Big Bang at Holland Festival

Nicolas Nguyen, 13th June

At the Holland Festival, the performance of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with film images by Julian Rosefeldt does not quite unfold as the spectacle it promises on paper.

**111

Funeral Anthem proves an inspired opener for the Oslo International Church Music Festival

Travis Mason, 4th March

A stunning performance of virtuosic ensemble singing by Collegium Vocale Gent to open the 16th Oslo International Church Music Festival

****1

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Maria Sánchez

Nacida en Barcelona, se formó musicalmente a una edad temprana y de manera autodidacta. Graduada en Historia del Arte (Universitat de Barcelona) y posteriormente formada en el máster Música como Arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), se especializó en el estudio y creación de nuevos lenguajes escénicos y musicales. Ha llevado a cabo la creación de proyectos dramatúrgicos en torno a la reformulación del mito clásico en las artes escénicas contemporáneas, eje vertebral de sus estudios. En la actualidad, continúa proyectando nuevos discursos y planteamientos sobre la supervivencia del mito en lo social y lo artístico.

Monumentalidad multidisciplinar en un Einstein on the Beach en el Palau