Amsterdam Sinfonietta: Debussy, Mussorgsky, Weinberg and Shostakovich

Par Renée Reitsma, 10 avril 2012

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Critique faite à Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam, le 6 avril 2012

Debussy, Préludes, Livre 1 no. 10: La Cathédrale engloutie (orch. Adrian Williams)

Debussy, Préludes, Livre 1 no. 8: La fille aux cheveux de lin (orch. Adrian Williams)

Debussy, Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cakewalk (orch. Adrian Williams)

Moussorgski, Chants et danses de la mort (arr. Theo Verbey)

Weinberg, Concertino for violin and string orchestra, Op.42

Chostakovitch, Symphonie de chambre en la bémol majeur (arr of Quatuor à cordes no. 10), Op.118a (arr. Rudolf Barschai)

Candida Thompson, Violon

Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano

Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Rafal Blechacz à Genève

Thomas Muller, 4th June

L'Amsterdam Sinfoniette tout de fougue et le piano divin de Rafal Blechacz ont donné l'un des plus beaux concerts entendus ce printemps au Victoria Hall de Genève.

*****

Through the looking glass: Amsterdam Sinfonietta are a class act

Clare Varney, 12th May

Candida Thompson’s performance of Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel with understated beauty, immaculate phrasing and restrained emotion, steals the show.

****1

Roukens Requiem: eine Hommage an die Totenmesse

Michael Klier, 3rd November

Joey Roukens' Requiem ist eine abwechslungsreiche und tröstliche intime Komposition.

***11

Thomas Oliemans in heartfelt chansons at the Concertgebouw

Jenny Camilleri, 7th July

Baritone and pianist Thomas Oliemans demonstrated his love of the French chanson accompanied by the richly layered strings of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

****1

Serenade and sorrow from Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Arcayürek and Klieser

Mark Thomas, 25th March

The impressive Amsterdam Sinfonietta showed lucidity and depth in Britten and Shostakovich, with tenor Ilker Arcayürek and horn player Felix Klieser adding much to the quality.

****1

Rana brings energy and clarity to Bach in Amsterdam

Michael Roddy, 6th April

Ominous Bartók, polished Mozart and energetic Bach, all on a superb musical spring evening in Amsterdam.

****1

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Renée Reitsma

Renée lives in Essex and is a PhD student in Philosophy. She loves all sorts of classical and non-classical music, but has a particular love for Dmitri Shostakovich. She is in charge of the Heavy Symphonic playlist at Dutch classical music site 24classics and blogs here.