Edward Higginbottom reflexiona sobre una Pasión muy medida

Por Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 04 abril 2019

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Crítica hecha desde Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid el 3 abril 2019

Bach, Pasión según San Juan, BWV245

Instruments of Time and Truth

Oxford Voices

Edward Higginbottom, Dirección musical

Nick Pritchard, Tenor

James Geidt, Bajo

Benjamin Bevan, Barítono

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Leonardo Mattana Ereño

Leonardo Mattana (1988) es Doctor en filosofía por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. También ha cursado estudios de piano, composición, teoría musical e historia de la música en el conservatorio de Sassari (Italia). Sus pasiones musicales son trasversales, privilegiando la música sinfónica y de cámara, pero sobre todo, buscando siempre en la experiencia estética de la música elementos de reflexión.