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Les Siècles, con Roth al frente, llenan el Palacio de Carlos V de esencia francesa

By Gonzalo Roldán Herencia, 26 June 2018
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“Su gesto dinámico encuentra en la formación un fiel reflejo que convierte cada obra en singular”
Reviewed at Palacio di Carlo V, Granada on 24 June 2018
Programme
Debussy, Marche écossaise
Debussy, Jeux
Franck, Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Debussy, Nocturnes, L 91
Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale
Performers
Les Siècles
Coro de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
Héctor E. Márquez, Choirmaster / chorus director
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano
François-Xavier Roth, Conductor
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Christof Loy’s understated Werther at the TCE
David Karlin, 22nd March
Massenet’s take on Goethe’s blockbuster novella of unrequited love and suicide is handled with great subtlety by Christof Loy and Marc Leroy-Calatayud. Benjamin Bernheim and Marina Viotti lead a starry vocal cast.
****1
Shimmering, disjointed: Poppe and Ligeti in Lucerne
Elodie Olson-Coons, 7th September
Les Siècles make their Lucerne Festival debut with a slightly uneven Poppe-Ligeti programme, at the heart of which Isabelle Faust nevertheless shines
***11
Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles
David Truslove, 20th August
Three concertos and a symphony made for an unusual but generous programme, but Les Siècles illustrate that versatility can come with mixed blessings. 

***11
A stunning Barbican debut by Les Siècles
Roy Westbrook, 20th June
Marking their 20th anniversary with a celebratory tour, Les Siècles perform French classics at the Barbican under their twinkle-toed founder, François-Xavier Roth. 
*****
Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth
David Smythe, 16th August

Two works premiered in Paris in 1913 – Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hélène and Stravinsky The Rite of Spring – excite the Edinburgh International Festival audience... but spark no riots. 

****1
An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles
Mark Pullinger, 16th August
It was truly magnifique to welcome French period instrument orchestra Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth to the BBC Proms for a highly perfumed programme of exotic sweetmeats.
*****
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Gonzalo Roldán Herencia
Gonzalo Roldán Herencia
Gonzalo Roldán Herencia es licenciado en Historia del Arte – Musicología por la Universidad de Granada. Compagina la docencia universitaria con su actividad como Jefe del Departamento de Música del IES Alhendín. Entre sus líneas de investigación se encuentra la recuperación del Patrimonio Musical andaluz de los siglos XVII-XVIII, las relaciones musicales entre España y el Nuevo Mundo y la Educación de Adultos. Su labor como crítico musical se extiende a lo largo de veinte años de carrera. Escribe en el diario Granada Hoy, así como en las revistas especializadas Ritmo y Opera World. Desde 2017 es colaborador de Bachtrack.