Baroque Futurism: Mesmerising soundscapes from Mahan Esfahani

Von Benjamin Poore, 19 Januar 2019

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“deep groaning and creaking... to create the impression of being inside some great haunted ship”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court Concert Hall, London, am 17 Januar 2019

Rasmussen, Quadroforone (world première)

Berio, Rounds

Xenakis, Khoaï

Abbasi, New work (UK première)

Cage, HPSCHD, for up to 7 harpsichords and up to 51 tapes (excerpts)

Mahan Esfahani, Cembalo

Im Himmel süßer Koloraturen: Anna Bonitatibus mit Händel in Halle

Michael Vieth, 8th June

Il Maestro e Margherita: eine Reihe geistlicher Kantaten hatte der junge Händel in Rom für seine Lieblingssängerin Margherita geschrieben.

*****

Besuch der Bach-Söhne beim Orchestra La Scintilla in Zürich

Jens Klier, 19th December

Über ein Konzert von W. F. Bach 1774 gibt es zu lesen: „Alles was die Empfindung berauscht, Neuheit der Gedanken, frappante Ausweichungen, dissonierende Sätze...“. Bei La Scintilla und Minasi galt selbiges.

****1

Andrew Manze excels in Sibelius and Mozart

Leighton Jones, 23rd March

Bookending a new harpsichord concerto from Gavin Bryars for the renowned virtuoso Mahan Esfahani, two underrated symphonies are given highly commendable performances in Liverpool.

****1

Mahan Esfahani performs the Goldberg Variations in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 23rd February

The harpsichordist brought a highly personal, deeply engrossing interpretation that invited the listener to consider this familiar work anew.

*****

Music by non-dead people: Manchester Collective at the Proms

David Karlin, 17th August

Six pieces, all of them different, all of them new to the Proms, most by living composers, and all played superbly. A great contemporary music Prom.

****1

Mahan Esfahani and Sarah Connolly at Wigmore Hall

David Karlin, 14th June

A varied programme of harpsichord pieces interleaves with songs from Shakespeare and the following century.

***11

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.

Baroque Futurism: Mesmerising soundscapes from Mahan Esfahani at the Barbican