Andreas Scholl charme la Salle Gaveau

By Anne-Laure Faubert, 12 April 2015

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“La voix d’Andreas Scholl se fit tour à tour caressante, sensuelle et amoureuse”

Reviewed at Salle Gaveau, Paris on 10 April 2015

Scarlatti, Mi ha diviso il cor

Caldara, Da tuoi lumi

Caldara, Vaghe luci

Handel, Sento la che ristretto, HWV 161a,b,c

Anonymous, La biondino

Anonymous, La farfalle

Anonymous, L'occasion delle mei pene

Andreas Scholl, Countertenor

Tamar Halperin, Harpsichord

Avi Avital, Mandolin

Tiziano Bagnati, Lute

Marco Frezzato, Cello

Another fine Messiah, streamed from Rotterdam

Sandra Bowdler, 19th December

Whether one considers Messiah to be really appropriate for Christmas, it always a welcome gift for the Handel aficionado, and this performance from Rotterdam, while suffering some unfortunate cuts, is an otherwise solid musical offering.

***11

Saul in Prague: Better heard than seen

Frank Kuznik, 8th February

A glorious performance of Handel's Biblical oratorio is marred by poor staging.

***11

Intimate devotion to a lamenting mother

Olivia Bell, 14th March

Joined by the exquisitely subtle Accademia Bizantina led by Alessandro Tampieri, Scholl brought little-known but no less great devotions to the Virgin Mary to life with impetus and intimacy.

****1

Andreas Scholl and Collegium 1704 in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 2nd June

Andreas Scholl and Collegium 1704 team up for a refreshing treatment of an early repertoire.

****1

Early English masters from Andreas Scholl

Jacob Slattery, 22nd May

Inhibited by a cold and unable to give a full 100%, Andreas Scholl pulled off a solid 99 in a recital of early English music with harpsichordist Tamar Halperin.

****1

An Italian feast from Andreas Scholl

Katy Wright, 7th April

A tantalising selection of Italian Baroque music from Andreas Scholl, Avi Avital and friends at Wigmore Hall.

***11

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Anne-Laure Faubert

Diplômée de Sciences-Po Paris, Anne-Laure y a également étudié l’art et la littérature. Elle travaille ensuite dans les secteurs privé et public où elle suit notamment les audits de grandes institutions culturelles. Elle tient un blog depuis 2010 sur le ballet, la musique baroque et les voyages et écrit pour une fondation. Elle a créé en 2014 une société de médiation culturelle axée sur le costume et en 2015 une marque de gastronomie culturelle.

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