Date: April 25, 2010. 20:30. Location: Room Pau Casals, L'Auditori, Barcelona.
Context: Second concert XXXIII Festival de Música Antiga Barcelona , entitled Europa 1610: Les Musiques Noves.
Program: Claudio Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine .
Cast: L' Arpeggiata - Christina Pluhar, address.
The French L'Arpeggiata , well known by all, was presented in Barcelona in a European tour, to give an account of what had been his recent recording label, not yet submitted and held in the French city of Metz, in a monograph devoted to Monteverdi Vespers.
Little or nothing can be said because of this sacred monument Il Divino Claudio , published in 1610 and who is not already known, so, here I leave a link in some detail to know for Those not so clear about the intricacies of this great work.
I will focus, therefore, in the interpretation of the concert.
Given the profusion of recordings of this work, some impressive musical quality, fully referential, such as versions of Herreweghe, McCreesh, Garrido, Jacobs, Parrott and even Savall is more than probable that the need for a new registration is, to all appearances, but unnecessary, unless the record has something new and very good OFEC, I fear that the registration of L'Arpeggiata will not meet such expectations, unless Monteverdi like a wild, rhythmic almost jazz and some folk-yes, even in sacred music. And that is the vision for these eve Pluhar is similar to his vision Monteverdian disk shown Teatro d'Amore , recorded a couple of years. Say
Pluhar like to emphasize the accents of the music, and even alter them in some way, to achieve sustainable natural discursístico other than she thinks appropriate. It is therefore not unusual to find a walking bass by the bass instruments of the string. I have to admit that it was with some reluctance to this concert, because I already knew this side of the harp and French theorbist, which were increased by observing the presence of a psaltery in the ensemble, but ultimately had not been developed their assistance, "but finally held, I suppose that sacred character and more formal of these would throw back the pieces and not hand it was over, although there were hints of his usual do to a server, somewhat marred the beautiful pages of Cremona. Paragraph vocal
performed at a high level.
Nuria Rial's participation was more than testimonial, but nevertheless, we again demonstrated that it is an excellent singer and controls infinitely seicento repertoire.
Raquel Andujar was really immeasurable. Another authentic Italian music specialist in the seventeenth century and that their continuing education polyphonic helped a lot in the tutti passages , when addressing the pieces on the character they deserve. Okay
also Miriam Allan English, with a beautiful timbre and elegant in its line of song.
A pleasant surprise was that of mezzo Luciana Mancini, which he did not know. Fleshy ring, he gained a place and was very much on the sound of all-which is not always easy for the stop line. Pascal Bertin went unnoticed, because of its short contests at the concert, as its more discreet performance.
Tenors gave an excellent global scale and with the sopranos, the best string. Deserve special mention Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, really extraordinary in the Nigra sum sed formosa and veteran and and Jan Van Elsacker legendary, very reliable and dramatic in the Audi coelum . The other two tenors, Markus Brutscher and Fernando Guimaraes, were pretty good, but at a lower level than the previous. Note the flow of acute first, though not renowned for their delicacy. In general, the tenors were overly harsh in some passages tutti, showing little finesse and elegance.
Low also paid a high standard.
baritone Fulvio Bettini, was very discreet and very participatory, not a voice quite like for these codes. Something better, but not brilliant, was the participation of Hubert Claessens. Who however, if embroidered his presence, was under Portuguese Joao Fernandes, who was sensational, especially in the bass.
In general a more than good in the voices, especially in solísiticas shares rather than the choral passages, which notes the presence of vocal soloists singing in a band and does not always work.
The instrumental section also paid a really high level.
The continuum was really brilliant. Pluhar, sitting well back to the audience, and in the theorbos Daniel Zapico-excellent young Spaniard, and Christine Plubeau in shrimp. The two positive organs, despite being a higher number of normal, were not present in the sound too global, even missed them at certain times.
The wind was really part of well represented. Doron Sherwin always a guarantee on the cornetto, despite his soaring imagination, improvisation, and other musicians were more remarkable, remember that there are figures like David Gebhard.
Finally, the top fell into the hands of Mira Skuplik Glodeanu and Veronika, two of the great figures of baroque violin today. We really were very solvent, unless the odd little problem tuning in some moments, his performance was remarkable. It shows the great complicity between them.
In short, a good performance, very personal as far as the concept of the work is concerned, very good at what solísitico and less on what group and which ultimately will not go into the annals of time as a brilliant vision of a work, this time rather than a teacher. We will wait to record, but I fear you can still get worse in relation to this concert. We'll see ...
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643): Dixit Dominus
Album: Vespro della Beata Vergine
La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent & Les Saqueboutiers of Toulouse - Philippe Herrewege
Harmonia Mundi 1987
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643): Pulchra is
Album: Vespro della Beata Vergine
La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent & Les Saqueboutiers of Toulouse - Philippe Herrewege
Harmonia Mundi 1987
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