Maurice Steger thrills with his virtuosic wizardry

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 06 Juli 2017

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“Steger could dazzle with his virtuosity, but he could equally seduce with his pure, singing tone”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wigmore Hall, London, am 3 Juli 2017

Fontana, Sonata Seconda

Falconieri, Il melo

Falconieri, Il Spiritillo

Falconieri, La suave melodia

Storace, Ciaccona

Corelli, Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.5 no.8 (Arranged for recorder)

Castrucci, Sonata for recorder and continuo

Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K213

Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonata in D major, K119

Sammartini, Sonata in G major, for recorder and basso continuo, Op.2 no.4

Vivaldi, Concerto for recorder, oboe and violin in D major, RV 95 "La pastorella” (Cantabile movement only)

Maurice Steger, Blockflöte

Jean Rondeau, Cembalo

An den Rand des Universums und wieder zurück mit Jean Rondeau

Benedikt Zacher, 7th December

Der Cembalo-Virtuose Jean Rondeau verzaubert in der Münchner Allerheiligen-Hofkirche die Goldberg-Gemeinde.

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Ein fantastisches Spiel mit dem Kulturerbe in Valletta

Jens Klier, 20th January

Exquisit und unterhaltsam war, was Jean Rondeau und Thomas Dunford in intimer Atmosphäre aus ihren Instrumenten und den Kostbarkeiten der weniger bekannten französischen Hofmusik holten.

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Dances without movement: Couperin reconsidered by Jean Rondeau

Mengguang Huang, 31st January

Jean Rondeau’s anniversary tribute to Louis Couperin reveals a refined but inward-looking aesthetic – beautifully controlled, yet ultimately lacking the rhetorical energy, physicality, and communicative spark essential to this music.

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In at the deep end for harpsichordist Jean Rondeau in Lucerne

Stephen Pritchard, 7th February

Lucerne’s new festival “Le Piano Symphonique” showcases the orchestral qualities of the piano... and the harpsichord, with a recital in what was once a swimming pool!

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Le Biber étincelant de Sophie Gent envoûte les Bouffes du Nord

Philippe Ramin, 23rd May

Dans un programme qui mettait à l'honneur le compositeur autrichien, la violoniste était accompagnée de Jean Rondeau, Thomas Dunford et Myriam Rignol, donnant lieu à un concert d'une grande beauté.

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Jean Rondeau illuminates La Chaux-de-Fonds with “Melancholy Grace”

Elodie Olson-Coons, 11th November

French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau’s showcase of late Renaissance music shines.

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.

Maurice Steger thrills with his virtuosic wizardry at Wigmore Hall