Les derniers Mozart juvéniles de Pygmalion et Pichon à Aix-en-Provence

By Augustin Javel, 14 July 2019

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“On peut apprécier les timbres soyeux et si doux des vents baroques”

Reviewed at Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence on 11 July 2019

Mozart, Symphony no. 38 in D major, "Prague”, K504

Mozart, Scena for Soprano, "Bella mia fiamma", K528

Mozart, Symphony no. 39 in E flat major, K543

Siobhan Stagg, Soprano

Ensemble Pygmalion

Raphaël Pichon, Conductor

Luigi Rossi's Orfeo makes it a hat trick for Pygmalion in Adelaide

Sandra Bowdler, 4th March

A wonderful performance of a hitherto little known 17th-century version of the Orpheus legend is performed by Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion at the Adelaide Festival.

****1

Totally stunning Monteverdi Vespers by Pygmalion at Adelaide Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 2nd March

It is hard to imagine a better performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 than this one by the French ensemble Pygmalion under the direction of Raphaël Pichon.

*****

Good Night World: Pygmalion opens the Adelaide Festival in style

Sandra Bowdler, 27th February

The French ensemble Pygmalion enraptures the audience at the first night of the Adelaide Festival with a concert of music by JS Bach and his predecessors.

****1

Implacable Werther at Opéra-Comique from Pichon and Huffman

Romain Daroles, 19th January

Tight orchestral playing, minimalist stage design: the conductor and director are perfectly in tune with each other, transforming Massenet's work into an intimate and timeless drama.

****1

Luxury casting in Aix for a radiantly transcendent St Matthew Passion

Stephen Pritchard, 2nd April

Even outstanding soloists had to wait their turn in this Rolls-Royce performance in Aix-en-Provence.

*****

Operatic magic: Ercole Amante at the Opéra Comique

Jean-Marc Piriou, 6th November

Voices, orchestra staging: everything in this Ercole Amante is light and magic, to the great delight of the Salle Favart audience.

*****

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Augustin Javel

Étudiant à l’IEP de Lyon, Augustin Javel est aussi hautboïste amateur, étudiant au CRR de Lyon. Passé par le Maroc, l’Espagne et la Pologne, il se passionne pour la musique et ses interprètes, facilitateurs d’échanges entre les cultures. Également passionné par le cinéma, il porte un grand intérêt aux compositeurs de musique de film. Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel ou Nino Rota font partie de ses compositeurs préférés.