Le souffle d’Alarcón fait vibrer l’Auditorium de Radio France

By Philippe Ramin, 25 October 2019

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“une cérémonie musicale généreuse qui a élargi notre perception des répertoires anciens”

Reviewed at Maison de la Radio et de la Musique: Auditorium, Paris on 23 October 2019

Arcadelt, Il bianco e dolce cigno

Arcadelt, Vostra fui

Rore, Ancor che col partire

d'India, Piangono al piange mio

Frescobaldi, Ricercar

Monteverdi, Book VIII Madrigals: Lamento della Ninfa

Traditional, Hanacpachap cussicuinin

Anonymous, Jácara (romance) : No hay que decirle el primor

Correa de Arauxo, Tiento y discurso de segundo tono

Correa de Arauxo, Magnificat

de Grigny, Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux

Rameau, Les Indes galantes: selection

Philips, Pavana Paggets

Handel, Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: Eternal Source of Light Divine

Bach, Wer nur den liebe Gott laesst walten - chorale, BWV434

Bach, Wer nun den lieben Gott lasst walten - organ chorale in A Minor, BWV691 (extrait)

Bach, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis - Cantata, BWV21 (extrait)

Cappella Mediterranea

Mariana Flores, Soprano

Julie Roset, Soprano

Paulin Bündgen, Countertenor

Mathias Vidal, Tenor

Nicholas Scott, Tenor

Hugo Oliveira, Bass

Alessandro Urbano, Organ

Leonardo García-Alarcón, Organ, Conductor

Castor et Pollux in Geneva: among the stars, with shadows

Laura Servidei, 28th March

Rameau’s Castor et Pollux returns to the stage in a new production that brings together Baroque repertoire and contemporary theatrical aesthetics, conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and performed by Cappella Mediterranea with an international cast.

***11

Les Indes galantes at the Teatro alla Scala: Love and Thunder

Laura Servidei, 16th November

Leonardo Garcia-Alarcón leads a crisp, charismatic account of Rameau's Les Indes galantes, where a superb cast shines and the Cappella Mediterranea thoroughly convinces.

****1

Masked marvels and Venetian mischief: Cavalli at Bayreuth Baroque

Mengguang Huang, 14th September

In the intimate splendour of the Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth Baroque revives Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno with a riot of colors, eight masked countertenors and a Tiepolo-like air of playful chaos.

*****

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents Idomeneo as a confused ballet in Geneva

Laura Servidei, 2nd March

The Grand Théâtre de Genève presents a new production of Mozart’s opera seria where the focus is all on dancing and rope twirling. Nevertheless, a good cast, led by Federica Lombardi as Elettra, manages to shine through.

**111

Pure entertainment from early opera: La finta pazza

David Karlin, 7th May

Extraordinary singing and acting from Mariana Flores stands out in a joyous concert performance of one of the first operas ever written.

****1

Les Indes galantes: with Alarcón, Rameau conquers the Bastille

Philippe Ramin, 28th September

The new production of Les Indes galantes at Opéra Bastille is exceptional, from the vocal cast to the choreography by Bintou Dembélé. But the stand-out performance of the evening comes from conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcón.

*****

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Philippe Ramin

Claveciniste formé auprès de Béatrice Berstel et Christophe Rousset à Paris et de Jesper Christensen à la Schola Cantorum de Bâle, Philippe Ramin a été accompagnateur au Centre de Musique Ancienne de Tours et au Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, tout en jouant avec diverses formations de la scène baroque : « l’Eclat des Muses », l’ensemble « XVIII-21 le Baroque Nomade » ainsi que la Maîtrise de Radio France avec Sofi Jeannin. Critique musical à Répertoire puis à Diapason depuis 2000, il enseigne actuellement le clavecin, la basse continue et la musique de chambre au Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental d’Évry.