Eine großartige Matthäus-Passion vom Freiburger Barockorchester

Freiburger Barockorchester

By Christoph Wurzel, 28 March 2023

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“die ganze Vielfalt und kunstvolle Schönheit der Matthäus-Passion gelangte zur Blüte”

Reviewed at Konzerthaus: Rolf Böhme Saal, Freiburg on 24 March 2023

Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Raphaël Höhn, Tenor

Sebastian Myrus, Baritone

Freiburger Domsingknaben

Vox Luminis

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Lionel Meunier, Conductor

Highly polished Mozart from Freiburg Baroque in Melbourne

Sandra Bowdler, 26th March

Melbourne-born soprano Sioghan Stagg returns for a one night stand with Kristian Bezuidenhout and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra as part of their Australian tour.

****1

Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 18th February

In a concert performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, conductor René Jacobs gives his own – thrilling – take on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.

*****

Light and shadows in Rattle and Sellars' Médée at Staatsoper Berlin

Elena Luporini, 19th November

Reuniting two old friends and collaborators, the Staatsoper Berlin presents a new production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée, with mixed results.

***11

Freiburg Baroque brings the Thames to Klosters

Mark Pullinger, 31st July

One of the world's top period instrument ensembles bring Handel's Water Music and other baroque classics to Klosters.

****1

Excellent revival of Claus Guth's Saul at Theater an der Wien

George Jahn, 20th April

“How Excellent.” The first words sung in Handel’s Saul are in praise of God and were first uttered in a performance nearly three centuries ago. But they apply equally to Claus Guth’s interpretation of the work staged by Theater an der Wien.

*****

Aquatic favourites from the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Zenaida des Aubris, 5th April

Maurice Steger makes his debut with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in a concert of Baroque favourites.

*****

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.

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