Au Festival d'Ambronay, les Arts Florissants protéiformes

Les Arts Florissants chantent Schutz

Paul Agnew

Les Arts Florissants

By Clara Leonardi, 19 September 2022

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“ce qui frappe avant tout est leur sens de l’échange et leur impeccable coordination”

Reviewed at Abbaye d'Ambronay, Ambronay on 17 September 2022

Bach, Himmelskönig, sei willkommen - Cantata, BWV182

Bach, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen - Cantata, BWV12

Bach, Widerstehe doch der Sünde - Cantata, BWV54

Bach, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - Cantata, BWV61

Maarten Engeltjes, Countertenor

Thomas Hobbs, Tenor

Edward Grint, Baritone

Les Arts Florissants

Paul Agnew, Conductor

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Reviewed at Abbaye d'Ambronay, Ambronay on 17 September 2022

Works by Schütz

Works by Gabrieli

Works by Rossi

Works by d'India

Works by Nenna

Works by da Gagliano

Works by Monteverdi

Les Arts Florissants

Paul Agnew, Conductor

Les Arts Florissants play an abbreviated Christmas Oratorio in Paris

Simon Thompson, 13th December

Vigour and vibrato: Les Arts Florissant bring gallic refinement to Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at the Philharmonie de Paris.

****1

Gesualdo Passione with Les Arts Florissants

David Karlin, 16th October

Fusing the Renaissance polyphony of Les Arts Florissants with the contemporary dance of Compagnie Amala Dianor was an ambitious experiment, which displayed great virtues but didn't quite come off.

***11

Pop goes Purcell: Les Arts Flo serve up an intoxicating cocktail

Michelle Assay, 11th July

The Toronto Summer Music Festival opens with Les Arts Florissants’ enchanting performance of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, featuring the singers of Le Jardin des voix and the dancers of Compagnie Käfig.

*****

Epiphany meditation from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants

David Karlin, 5th January

In the intimate setting of Lauenen Church, Agnew and Les Arts Florissants introduce us to the austere sound world of Marc-Antoine Charpentier and other French composers of 17th-century sacred music.

***11

Handel's pastoral sings, dances and laughs at the Barbican

Roy Westbrook, 14th March

William Christie directs with all his customary close involvement, and profound belief in the work in hand.

****1

Les Arts Florissants dazzle in Handel’s Partenope in Lucerne

Laura Servidei, 3rd September

William Christie leads his legendary orchestra and a group of young singers in a successful performance of Handel’s semi-serious opera.

***11

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Clara Leonardi

Formée au Conservatoire de Metz, Clara Leonardi y obtient son DEM de violon et son prix de Perfectionnement de quatuor à cordes. Elle s’implique aujourd’hui dans plusieurs orchestres amateurs parisiens en parallèle de ses études de commerce et fréquente assidûment les grandes salles parisiennes. Passionnée par le répertoire des compositrices, elle est aussi la co-fondatrice de ComposHer, un média en ligne dédié aux femmes dans la musique classique.

Au Festival d'Ambronay, les Arts Flo protéiformes, Paul Agnew resplendissant