Bach de la mano de Biondi: cómo las cimas se resistieron al titán

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 12 December 2021

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 11 December 2021

Bach, Violin sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV1001

Bach, Violin partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV1002

Bach, Violin sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV1003

Bach, Violin partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

Bach, Violin sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV1005

Bach, Violin partita no. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Fabio Biondi, Conductor

Disappointing outing for Scarlatti in the Halle Handel Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 13th June

Scarlatti's oratorio proves a rather disappointing outing for Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante, not helped by the venue's acoustics.

**111

Biondi leads energetic Messiah in New York

David Wolfson, 12th December

Fabio Biondi, making his New York Philharmonic debut, leads the New York Phil, the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, and a quartet of soloists in a Messiah that emphasizes momentum.

***11

Fabio Biondi and Stephen Hough deliver surprises in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 29th April

Rossini, Mozart and a rare symphony by Kalliwoda display programming diversity that is both interesting and sophisticated.

****1

For the finale in Valtice, a Vivaldi feast from Europa Galante

Frank Kuznik, 16th October

Fabio Biondi and his Europe Galante players offer an enlightening look at the last chapter in the composer's career.

****1

Spoiler alert: Juliet doesn’t die in Zurich I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Laura Servidei, 21st September

The Opernhaus Zürich revives Christof Loy’s production with a new young cast under the baton of Fabio Biondi.

**111

A remarkable rendition of Handel’s Silla at the Enescu Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 5th September

Europa Galante's musicians’ collective expertise in playing music of the 17th and 18th centuries is indisputable and was in full display once again in Bucharest.

****1

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Leonardo Mattana Ereño

Leonardo Mattana (1988) es Doctor en filosofía por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. También ha cursado estudios de piano, composición, teoría musical e historia de la música en el conservatorio de Sassari (Italia). Sus pasiones musicales son trasversales, privilegiando la música sinfónica y de cámara, pero sobre todo, buscando siempre en la experiencia estética de la música elementos de reflexión.