Mutiger Musikmix: Calefax & Cappella Amsterdam mit Mutter Erde

Daniel Reuss dirigiert Cappella Amsterdam in Amsterdam

Daniel Reuss mit Calefax Rietkwintet und Cappella Amsterdam in Amsterdam

Calefax Rietkwintet in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 08 October 2023

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“sie versprühten den impressionistischen Zauber von Debussys Harmonien regenbogenartig in den Saal”

Reviewed at Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden on 6 October 2023

Rebel, Les Élémens: Chaos

Moore, Song of the Chestnut Tree

Dvořák, In Nature's Realm (V prírode) on poems by V. Hálek, Op.63

Ticheli, Earth Song

Monteverdi, Hor che il ciel e la terra

Debussy, Préludes, Bk 1 no. 10: La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)

Stockhausen, Tierkreis (Zodiac): 12 melodies of the star signs

Elgar, The Snow, Op.26 no.1

Simon, The Sound of Silence

Titus Tiel Groenestege, Director

Floriaan Ganzevoort, Lighting Designer

Cappella Amsterdam

Calefax Rietkwintet

Brazilian-flavoured Rite of Spring opens the Holland Festival

Eleanor Knight, 6th June

Evangelia Kranioti's film reawakens the extraordinary extremity of Stravinksy's original ballet score in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic's performance.

****1

Toxic masculinity in Orchestra of the 18th century's Don Giovanni

Nicolas Nguyen, 15th October

The Orchestra of the 18th Century proves the main asset of a rewarding Don Giovanni at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

***11

Airborne string players and choral wizardry in aus LICHT Part 3

Jenny Camilleri, 2nd June

In the final instalment of aus LICHT, the Helicopter String Quartet lives up to the publicity hype and choirs perform marvellous feats.

****1

Progress thwarted: Stravinsky's Rake at the Elbphilharmonie

Mark Pullinger, 29th May

Despite some fine young voices, a concert staging of The Rake's Progress proves problematic in Hamburg.

***11

Musically superlative Das Floß der Medusa at DNO

Jenny Camilleri, 13th March

Ingo Metzmacher leads a musically formidable performance of Hans Werner Henze’s shipwreck oratorio. Romeo Castellucci’s staging engages the senses but remains emotionally distant.

****1

Paula Murrihy a fantastic Sesto in Concertgebouw Clemenza

Nicolas Nguyen, 18th October

Kenneth Montgomery leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century and a fine team of young soloists in a swift, finely detailed interpretation of La clemenza di Tito.

****1

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.