Requiem aux Sommets : Reuss et le XVIIIe siècle comme chez eux

By Tristan Labouret, 09 February 2020

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“Acteur principal de l’ouvrage, le chœur se montrera éblouissant de bout en bout”

Reviewed at Saanen Church, Saanen on 6 February 2020

Mozart, Requiem in D minor, K626

Robin Johannsen, Soprano

Marianne Beate Kielland, Mezzo-soprano

Thomas Walker, Tenor

Tobias Berndt, Bass

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne

Daniel Reuss, Conductor

Toxic masculinity in Orchestra of the 18th century's Don Giovanni

Nicolas Nguyen, 15th October

The Orchestra of the 18th Century proves the main asset of a rewarding Don Giovanni at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

***11

Paula Murrihy a fantastic Sesto in Concertgebouw Clemenza

Nicolas Nguyen, 18th October

Kenneth Montgomery leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century and a fine team of young soloists in a swift, finely detailed interpretation of La clemenza di Tito.

****1

A blast from the past: Orchestra of the 18th century

Andrew Larkin, 29th November

Finghin Collins and Rosanne van Sandwijk shine as soloists while the Orchestra of the 18th Century was as authoritative as ever under the baton of Kenneth Montgomery.

****1

"Maybe he's immortal?": Frans Brüggen memorial concert

Cynthia Wilson, 24th October

His passing last August was no surprise. Anyone who had witnessed Frans Brüggen conduct in recent years knew that he was far from healthy and old for his years.

****1

Prim but not so proper: Così in Amsterdam

Jenny Camilleri, 26th August

A winning young cast discovers that all's not well that ends well in the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century’s virtuosic Così fan tutte at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam.

****1

A refined performance of Bach's St John Passion by Cappella Amsterdam

Nicolas Nguyen, 18th April

On Good Friday, Cappella Amsterdam, conducted by Daniel Reuss, gave a beautifully refined rendition of Bach's St John Passion at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, accompanied by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and the riveting Evangelist of Anders Dahlin.

****1

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.