Les Siècles et Roth colorent Saint-Saëns au Festival de Pâques

By Augustin Javel, 06 April 2021

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“une totale osmose entre le chef et ses musiciens”

Reviewed at Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence on 4 April 2021

Saint-Saëns, La Jeunesse d'Hercule, Op.50

Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op.28

Saint-Saëns, Phaéton, Op.39

Saint-Saëns, Havanaise, Op.83

Saint-Saëns, Africa, Fantasy for piano and orchestra, Op.89

Saint-Saëns, Le Rouet d'Omphale Op.31

Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, "Egyptian," Op.103 (2nd movement)

Saint-Saëns, Le Timbre d'argent (Valse)

Saint-Saëns, Danse macabre

Renaud Capuçon, Violin

Bertrand Chamayou, Piano

François-Marie Drieux, Violin

Les Siècles

François-Xavier Roth, Conductor

Christof Loy’s understated Werther at the TCE

David Karlin, 22nd March

Massenet’s take on Goethe’s blockbuster novella of unrequited love and suicide is handled with great subtlety by Christof Loy and Marc Leroy-Calatayud. Benjamin Bernheim and Marina Viotti lead a starry vocal cast.

****1

Shimmering, disjointed: Poppe and Ligeti in Lucerne

Elodie Olson-Coons, 7th September

Les Siècles make their Lucerne Festival debut with a slightly uneven Poppe-Ligeti programme, at the heart of which Isabelle Faust nevertheless shines

***11

Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles

David Truslove, 20th August

Three concertos and a symphony made for an unusual but generous programme, but Les Siècles illustrate that versatility can come with mixed blessings.

***11

A stunning Barbican debut by Les Siècles

Roy Westbrook, 20th June

Marking their 20th anniversary with a celebratory tour, Les Siècles perform French classics at the Barbican under their twinkle-toed founder, François-Xavier Roth.

*****

Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth

David Smythe, 16th August

Two works premiered in Paris in 1913 – Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hélène and Stravinsky The Rite of Spring – excite the Edinburgh International Festival audience... but spark no riots.

****1

An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles

Mark Pullinger, 16th August

It was truly magnifique to welcome French period instrument orchestra Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth to the BBC Proms for a highly perfumed programme of exotic sweetmeats.

*****

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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.

Les Siècles et Roth colorent Saint-Saëns au Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence