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Outstanding Brockes-Passion at Göttingen
Brockes-Passion is becoming not quite the performing rarity it once was, and this outstanding performance at the Göttingen Handel Festival this year could hardly be bettered.
Bach profane à Dijon
La volonté de l'ensemble Dissonances de présenter une partie de ses œuvres profanes, dont un des célèbres Concertos brandebourgeois, permettait de découvrir une autre facette de ce musicien, où l’élan religieux est remplacé par une spiritualité profane, toute aussi forte.
Ton Koopman's Messiah in Amsterdam
Ton Koopman directs the Amsterdam Baroque Chorus and Orchestra in a distinctive and personal interpretation of Handel's Messiah.
Bach from Berlin: The Akademie für alte Musik Berlin play Bach in Bodø Cathedral
It’s not every day that a world-class Baroque orchestra comes to small towns in the north of Norway. Then again, the Nordland Music Festival doesn’t happen every day. But maybe we should back up a bit. The Nordland Music Festival is a yearly festival held in the north-Norwegian town of Bodø.
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra shines in the Christmas Oratorio
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra summoned the spirit of the holiday season this weekend with their performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The work was originally composed for church services taking place during the Christmas season of 1734. Tonight’s performance featured the entire work, which was originally split into six sections, each intended for a different day.
Helsinki Baroque Orchestra brings the Concertgebouw to life
The music spoke for itself the other day in Amsterdam, as the truly communicative and inspiring Helsinki Baroque Orchestra showed its strength on the Concertgebouw stage.