Clarté et équilibre : la Matthäus-Passion de Savall à la Philharmonie

By Jean-Marc Piriou, 21 April 2019

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“On est ici aux antipodes de la ferveur effusive et de la dramatisation outrancière”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 18 April 2019

Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Le Concert des Nations

La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Maîtrise du Conservatoire de Dole

Jordi Savall, Conductor

Florian Sievers, Tenor

Matthias Winckhler, Baritone

Marc Mauillon, Baritone

Markus Volpert, Bass

Marco Scavazza, Bass

Elionor Martínez, Soprano

Carmit Natan, Soprano

Marta Mathéu, Soprano

Rachel Redmond, Soprano

Eulàlia Fantova, Mezzo-soprano

Savall conducts Beethoven and Haydn at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 3rd April

Beethoven's Christus am Ölberge is paired with Haydn's Die sieben letzten Worte, a journey from agony to transcendence in which the agony proves the more honest companion.

***11

In Berlin, Jordi Savall stars in a Mozart double-bill

Elena Luporini, 16th March

The Catalan conductor and his Concert des Nations bring an all-Mozart programme to the Berlin Philharmonie, with the help of the basset clarinet.

****1

Ballet du Capitole’s double bill: a glorious musical feast

Jonathan Gray, 24th October

The conducting of Jordi Savall thrills during the Ballet du Capitole's double bill of ballets by Gluck.

****1

Le Concert des Nations: Ravel for the ages at Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Roy Westbrook, 3rd September

Jordi Savall explores the music of Maurice Ravel within the context of the French Baroque and beyond.

****1

A garden of musical delights: La clemenza di Tito at the Mozartwoche

Orsolya Gyárfás, 25th January

While the semi-staging falters, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller and Magdalena Kožená prove a thrilling pair in Mozart's final opera seria.

***11

Savall's Beethoven sets Salzburg aflame

Mark Pullinger, 7th August

At the Salzburg Festival, Savall pairs two of Beethoven's most revolutionary symphonies in fiery performances.

*****

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Jean-Marc Piriou

Diplômé de l’École Centrale Paris et titulaire d’un Doctorat en Biophysique Moléculaire, Jean-Marc occupe différentes fonctions dans le secteur de l’environnement. Passionné de musique depuis l’enfance, il étudie le saxophone, le piano, puis se forme au chant lyrique (ténor). S’il s’intéresse à tous les styles et toutes les formes de musique, l’opéra est sa grande passion.