La « grande Passion » par René Jacobs : tempéré vendredi saint à la Philharmonie

By Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 18 April 2017

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“Julian Prégardien prête ici sa voix profonde et épurée, et où il excelle à nouveau”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 14 April 2017

Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

René Jacobs, Conductor

Sunhae Im, Soprano

Benno Schachtner, Countertenor

Julian Prégardien, Tenor

Johannes Weisser, Bass-baritone

RIAS Kammerchor Berlin

Ann Petersen, Soprano

Kristina Hammarström, Mezzo-soprano

Minsub Hong, Tenor

Jonathan de la Paz Zaens, Bass

Venetian splendour in Berlin: a heartfelt New Year’s celebration

Mengguang Huang, 1st January

Cavalli’s Messa concertata and Venetian polychoral masterpieces shine in Berlin’s Philharmonie, with a heartfelt, immersive New Year’s experience of ritual grandeur and warmth.

*****

A compelling concert from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 7th May

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin delivers an exciting concert of early Classical works from Mozart, Haydn, Gluck and Telemann.

****1

Spinning the Wheel of Fortune: Vivaldi's Il Giustino in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 20th November

A new production of Vivaldi's Byzantine opera Il Giustino charms Berlin, thanks to René Jacobs' exemplary conducting and a top-level cast led by Christophe Dumaux.

****1

A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland

Andrew Larkin, 7th September

Fine singing all round, sensitive continuo musicianship and dramatic action make for a thoroughly enjoyable Return of Ulysses by Monteverdi.

****1

A heavy crown: austere Monteverdi at the Staatsoper

Hugo Shirley, 13th December

The Staatsoper's new L'incoronazione di Poppea is serious, intelligent but short on fire.

***11

Silver threads and golden needles

Mark Thomas, 29th June

Isabelle Faust joined the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in finely honed performances of Bach violin concertos and a rarely performed version of an orchestral suite.

****1

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Suzanne Lay-Canessa

Docteure en littérature comparée, passionnée de langues, Suzanne a consacré sa thèse de doctorat à Jean-Sébastien Bach. Elle enseigne le français, la littérature et l’histoire de l’Opéra à l’Institute for American Universities et à Sciences Po Aix. Collaboratrice régulière du journal Zibeline, elle publie dans les rubriques Musiques, Livres, Cinéma, Spectacle vivant et Arts Visuels.