Brockes-Passion is becoming not quite the performing rarity it once was, and this outstanding performance at the Göttingen Handel Festival this year could hardly be bettered.
Admittedly, it has been quite some time since I heard a St Matthew Passion in a concert hall as opposed to a church. The Concert Hall of the Danish Radio in Copenhagen is an impressive building both inside and out; it was well-filled and buzzing with excitement for a passion featuring the radio orchestra, choir as well as young and attractive international soloists.
Die Gaechinger Cantorei aus Stuttgart deutete das Festivalmotte „Demut” auf ihre Weise. Unter Hans-Christoph Rademann hat sich das von Helmuth Rilling gegründete Ensemble stilistisch radikal verändert.
British percussionist Nicholas Reed studied at the Royal College of Music, London and the Paris Conservatoire. A Royal Philharmonic Society award enabled him to complete his studies in Freiburg, Germany where he now resides. Specialising in the performance of contemporary music he has performed extensively around the world.
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