Venetian delights from Cenčić and Il Pomo d'Oro

By Nahoko Gotoh, 15 December 2014

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 12 December 2014

Vivaldi, La cetra: Violin Concerto for in C major, Op.9 no. 1, RV 181a

Albinoni, Il nascimento dell'Aurora: Pianta bella

Caldara, Adriano in Siria: Barbaro, non comprendo

Brescianello, Sinfonia no. 5 in F major, Op.1

Gasparini, Flavio Anicio Olibrio: Dolce mio ben

Vivaldi, La verità in cimento: Mi vuoi tradir

Galuppi, Concerto a quattro in G major

Porta, La costanza combattuta in amore: Mormorando quelle fronde

Giacomelli, La Merope: Sposa, non mi conosci

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.11 no. 2, RV 277 "Il favorito"

Vivaldi, Argippo, RV 697: A piedi miei svenato

Vivaldi, La costanza trionfante degl'amori e de gl'odii, RV 706

Max Emanuel Cenčić, Countertenor

Il Pomo d'Oro

Riccardo Minasi, Violin

Reincarnation of Baroque ecstasy: Giulio Cesare at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th February

From Jakub Józef Orliński’s youthful radiance to Sandrine Piau’s sovereign mastery, this performance revives Baroque ecstasy through razor-sharp orchestration, muscular playing and inventive embellishments of unparalleled emotional depth.

*****

Carry on up the Nile: Handel's Berenice by the Seine

Sandra Bowdler, 21st May

One of Handel's lesser operas receives a deluxe concert performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, with Il Pomo d'Oro and a fine array of singers.

****1

Beyond conventions: Jakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d'Oro in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th November

Touring with the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro, Jakub Józef Orliński reinvents the Baroque recital formula at the Berlin Philharmonic featuring breakdancing, an audience sing-along and a good deal of fun.

*****

Gesualdo lights up La Bâtie in Veyrier

Elodie Olson-Coons, 8th September

Il Pomo d'Oro and La Compagnia del Madrigale deliver a moving, nuanced performance of Gesualdo madrigals at La Bâtie festival.

***11

Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro make the Konzerthaus their Eden

Chanda VanderHart, 20th March

Pageantry abounds as the popular mezzo-soprano turns the Konzerthaus Wien into a sort of classical music, multisensory varieté.

*****

A starry cast for Handel's Theodora in Paris

Kevin W Ng, 22nd November

It’s hard to imagine more glorious vocalism from such a starry cast, but this Theodora at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées falls short of the sublime.

***11

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.