Inauguración de ‘Universo Barroco’: Selva morale e spirituale (II)

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 08 October 2017

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“Amo brindó un apasionante Laudate Dominus in Sanctis convirtiéndose en protagonista indiscutible”

Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 6 October 2017

Monteverdi, Selva Morale e Spirituale (Part II)

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor

Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 14th October

Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle, stripped to piano, harmonium and voices, unfolds like a musical sphinx in the Balthasar-Neumann’s performance at the Elbphilharmonie.

****1

The Carsen effect: brilliant Iphigénie in Paris

Tristan Labouret, 22nd June

The Canadian director's aesthetic is a perfect fit for Gluck's work. Dazzling performances by Gaëlle Arquez and Stéphane Degout. Great musical direction by Thomas Hengelbrock.

*****

Pathos and wonder: A superb Elijah oratorio in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 6th March

Under conductor Thomas Hengelbrock, the Tonhalle Orchester ensemble and 60-voice configuration of the Balthasar Neumann Choir perform the legendary Elijah oratorio at Zurich’s Tonhalle Maag.

*****

An early start to Easter: Bach in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 17th March

The Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and Ensemble performed a deeply moving, if slightly uneven, St John Passion, setting off the Oslo Church Music Festival.

****1

Pablo Heras-Casado explores Monteverdi in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 9th February

Having received excellent reviews for his Mahler, Verdi, Wagner and Shostakovich, Pablo Heras-Casado decided to programme a composer he has loved since his youth: Claudio Monteverdi.

****1

Orpheus and Eurydice at Teatro Real

Fernando Remiro, 12th July

Almost 40 years after its première, Pina Bausch's daring reinterpretation of the myth of Orpheus still captivates audiences worldwide. This tanzoper is one of the most accomplished attempts to create a contemporary tragedy, an enthralling reflection on human boundaries and the acceptance of death.

****1

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Ramón del Buey Cañas

Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.

Ilusionante inauguración de ‘Universo Barroco’: Selva morale e spirituale (II) en el Auditorio