A Handelian tour of London with Iestyn Davies at Kings Place

Par Mark Pullinger, 24 juin 2021

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“Davies sparring with Nadja Zwiener’s solo violin in avian imitation, chirruping and trilling in duet”

Critique faite à Kings Place: Hall One, Londres, le 24 juin 2021

Haendel, Ottone, HWV15: Concerto (Act I)

Haendel, Jules César en Egypte (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), HWV 17: Presti omai l'Egizia terra

Haendel, Rodelinda, RWV19: Pompe vane di morte... Dove sei, amato bene?

Haendel, Alcina, HWV34: Entrée des songes agréables

Haendel, Alcina, HWV34: Entrée des songes funestes

Haendel, Alcina, HWV34: Entrée des songes agréables effrayés

Haendel, Alcina, HWV34: Le combat des songes funestes et agréables

Haendel, Rinaldo, HWV 7: Sorge nel petto

Haendel, Partenope, HVW 27: Sinfonia Act 3

Haendel, Splenda l'alba in oriente, HWV 166

Haendel, Ariodante, HWV33: Sinfonia Act 2

Haendel, Jules César en Egypte (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), HWV 17: Se en fiorito ameno prato

Haendel, Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Sinfonia Act III

Haendel, I will magnify thee, HWV 250b

Haendel, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Hide me from day's garish eye

The English Concert

Peter Whelan, Direction

Iestyn Davies, Contre-ténor

Ariodante sans Carsen pour sa première au Palais Garnier

Georgiana Hatara, 20th April

La production a connu une première à l'arrière-goût d'inachevé, un préavis de grève ayant transformé la nouvelle production de Robert Carsen en version de concert – non sans qualités cependant.

***11

A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Roy Westbrook, 13th June

Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing.

****1

Rameau meets The Kardashians: Platée at Garsington

David Karlin, 29th May

A superb orchestral performance from Paul Agnew and The English Concert lights up a breezy and fun staging of Rameau's ballet bouffon.

***11

Handel's Brockes Passion resurrected by The English Concert

Roy Westbrook, 27th March

The London Handel Festival offers a chance to hear rarely performed music for Passiontide, with Harry Bicket conducting the English Concert.

****1

Heavenly Bach from Iestyn Davies at the BBC Proms

Leighton Jones, 25th August

With two cantatas for solo alto bookending the Third Brandenburg Concerto, The English Concert bewitches in this late-night all Bach programme.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.