Jordi Savall, magicien du temps au Festival de Menton

By Manon Decroix, 26 July 2019

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“La direction de Jordi Savall est précise, juste et efficace”

Reviewed at Parvis Saint-Michel, Menton on 25 July 2019

Locke, The Tempest: Suite

Vivaldi, Flute Concerto in F major, Op.10 no. 1, RV 433 ''La tempesta di mare''

Rebel, Les Élémens

Marais, Alcione: Airs pour les Matelots

Telemann, Water Music in C major, "Hamburger Ebb and Fluth", TWV 55:C3

Rameau, Les Indes galantes: selection

Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie (Tonnerre)

Rameau, Zoroastre (Contredanse)

Le Concert des Nations

Pierre Hamon, Recorder

Jordi Savall, Viola da Gamba

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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Manon Decroix

Titulaire d'un master de musicologie (Université Nice Côte d’Azur), Manon mène des recherches dans le but d’améliorer la compréhension du poème symphonique romantique. Altiste et professeur d’éducation musicale, elle participe à de nombreux projets de recherche, radiophoniques et pédagogiques en France et à Monaco. Elle se passionne pour les interprétations historiquement informées.