Don Juan
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Emneord
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Anmeldelser (9)
MusicWeb international
2023 February
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Daniel Floyd
2023 February
"On the present recording, conductor Howard Arman has interpolated within the 'Coronation Mass' religious works that Mozart composed contemporaneously ... These insertions between individual parts of the Missa do not disrupt its coherence, but situate it historically without attempting to reconstruct a specific occasion. Arman adds musical context to 'period' performance practice, which tends to focus on instruments and voice types ... This release is a valuable contribution to the discography and fares well in comparison with other historically-informed recordings ... Katharina Konradi's refulgent soprano solos in the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei equal the finest on record ... The rest of the vocal quartet ... deliver precision and emotional engagement ... The Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks conveys a sense of religious devotion, which suits this music ... Under Arman's direction, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin exudes panache".
Diapason
2023 mai
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Benoît Fauchet
2023 mai
BBC music magazine
2023 March
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Paul Riley (musikanmelder)
2023 March
"Arman is an attentive Mozartian. He's particularly alert to the felicities of Mozart 's instrumental writing, both colouristically, and in its role as agent of thematic integration. Throughout, the support from the Berlin Akademie is invigorating - a perfect match for the fastidious precision of the Bavarian Radio Choir ... Headed up by the poised and radiant soprano Katharina Konradi, the solo vocal quartet adds further lustre to a coronation-driven release crowned by illuminating insights and expressive acuity".
Fono Forum
2023 März
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Martin Hoffmann (musikanmelder)
2023 März
"Empfehlungen des Monats: Howard Arman ... formt zusammen mit der furiosen Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin einen kernig durchschlagskräftigen und denooch schlanken Klang. Mit perfekten Tempi gelingt ihm hier der grosse Wurf! Das Solistenquartett ist herausragend. Allen voran der rubinrote Zaubersopran Katharina Konradis, der das Agnus Dei zum musikalischen Ereignis werden lässt. Konradi definiert hier geradezu einen neuen modernen Mozartsopran, der unendliche Tiefendimensionen des Ausdrucks ausleuchtet. Grossartig!".
Diapason
2017 juin
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Jean-Luc Macia
2017 juin
Fono Forum
2017 August
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Gerhard Persché
2017 August
"Mit ihren Ensembles, dem Insula Orchestra und dem Chor Accentus, sorgt die französische Dirigentin Laurence Equilbey auf ihrer neuen CD für die korrekte historische Allianz beider Werke ... Die Dirigent scheint, wie es die energisch pointierte Exegese vermute lässt ... Das Solistenquartett, wobei die Sopranistin Sandrine Piau ... herausragt".
BBC music magazine
2017 October
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Misha Donat
2017 October
"The music's dramatic quality is lacking in these performances. That may partly be due to the chorus being rather distantly balanced, but Laurence Equilbey hardly seems to respond to the essential character in these pieces".
The gramophone
2023 March
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David Threasher
2023 March
"The Mass - a favourite of choral societies - sells itself, and its attractiveness is enhanced here by Howard Arman's impeccably drilled Munich choir and a quartet of charismatic soloists".
The gramophone
2017 July
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David Threasher
2017 July
"Mozartians will be excited to hear a solo quartet led by the soprano Sandrine Piau in this music, and by the high-class contributions of Laurence Equilbey's own crack chamber-choir Accentus and the newly formed period-instrument Insula Orchestra".