Uneven Mozart and Haydn from The Sixteen at Cadogan Hall

Par Mark Valencia, 19 février 2023

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“Christophers was attentive to dynamics – some of his hairpins were distinctly sharp-elbowed”

Critique faite à Cadogan Hall, Londres, le 16 février 2023

Mozart, Serenade no. 13 en sol majeur, « Eine kleine Nachtmusik », K525

Mozart, Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major, K339

Haydn, Messe no. 11 en ré mineur“ Nelson Messe” ou“ Missa in Angustiis « , Hob XXII: 11

The Sixteen

The Orchestra of The Sixteen

Harry Christophers, Direction

Bach and Gluck resound in Bath Abbey with The Sixteen

Roy Westbrook, 21st February

Large ecclesiastical buildings, with their hard surfaces and long high naves, are challenging for complex music like Bach’s.

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The Sixteen and Julian Joseph: a one-sided conversation

David Karlin, 27th January

The latest instalment of Kings Place's “Sound Unwrapped” series delivers wonderful musicianship in both jazz and early music, but not the promised “continuous fusion of styles”.

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The Sixteen y Harry Christophers glorian a Handel en el Auditorio

Ramón del Buey Cañas, 14th April

La fama de Handel, vinculada habitualmente con el Mesías, su hito más sobresaliente, no debe conducir a un olvido del resto de oratorios que nutren su catálogo, en el que, según pudimos atestiguar anoche, Israel en Egipto también merece un lugar privilegiado.

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The Passion takes to Manchester's streets

Imogen Phoebe Webb, 25th March

Under the baton of Harry Christophers and direction of Penny Woolcock, Streetwise Opera, The Sixteen, Sixteen Orchestra, backed by a number of Manchester-based organisations came together to bring a well-crafted Easter dramatisation of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s seminal oratorios.

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The Sixteen soar in Monteverdi's masterpiece

Andrew Larkin, 10th October

Engaging, passionate and life-afirming: Harry Christophers' group The Sixteen give a memorable rendition of Monteverdi's Vespers 1610

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An absorbing Monteverdi Vespers in Guildford

Travis Mason, 29th January

The Sixteen's tour of Monteverdi's Vespers nears completion with an absorbing rendition at Guildford Cathedral.

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.