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Matthäus-Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach

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Scenisk opførelse.

Reviews (8)

Kristeligt dagblad

d. 22. Feb. 2006

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Bernhard Lewkovitch

d. 22. Feb. 2006

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Jyllands-posten

d. 10. Apr. 2006

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Jakob Levinsen

d. 10. Apr. 2006

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BBC music magazine

2013 July

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Paul Riley (musikanmelder)

2013 July

"It would be hard to imagine a weightier, more symphonic account, beauty of sound almost an end in itself ... While the glorious swell of sound is undeniably seductive, it's also cloying ... Padmore's Evangelist is never one to short-change the narrative, and Peter Harvey's Christus emphasises a dignified humanity ... The performance features an uncommonly generous if uneven field of soloists, crowned by the majestic, silky mezzo of Ingeborg Danz, and soprano Maria Espada".

BBC music magazine

2012 September

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Paul Riley (musikanmelder)

2012 September

"Padmore is a great Evangelist and this must be his greatest performance of the role ... Christian Gerhaher's Christus is the son of (every)man, while the symbiosis entwining vocal and instrumental soloists leavens Simon Rattle's compelling musical direction. Ultimately, a St Matthew Passion even greater than the sum of its parts - and they were already pretty awesome to begin with!".

The gramophone

2013 July

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Jonathan Freeman-Attwood

2013 July

"[The Concertgebouw players] are, arguably, the most consistently compelling contributors to this performance ... A suitable austere reading at times, with clarity of annunciation given priority over extended tonal coloration ... Indeed, Fischer almost eschews a personal vision ... The benefits are heard in his acute ear for a pure, abstract line".

International record review

2013 July/August

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Nigel Simeone

2013 July/August

"The solo voices are dominated by Padmore's Evangelist and Peter Harvey's Christus - both are immensely experienced performers of these roles, and both are on excellent form ... Fischer presides over proceedings with quiet authority, his consummate musicianship shining through".

Diapason

2014 septembre

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Gaëtan Naulleau

2014 septembre

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".

The gramophone

2012 July

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Peter Quantrill

2012 July

"Vurdering: Gramophone choice" - "The long rehearsal period, the expertise of everyone involved and the authority of the solo singers; all this quickly becomes evident. Perhaps this rare and truly collaborative enterprise is why at at some grand moments it still lacks direction, though not precision ... All the soloists embody their roles to an engrossing degree of identification ... This is a defiantly modern performance ... A deeply intimate staging".