Edge of darkness
Martin Campbell
Emneord
Anmeldelser (6)
Kristeligt dagblad
d. 19. juni 2013
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Peter Dürrfeld
d. 19. juni 2013
"Nøjagtigt 50 år efter den nu legendariske premiere, altså den 30. maj 2012, opførte man atter War Requiem i domkirken i Coventry ... Nu er chefdirigenten den 34-årige lette Andris Nelsons, og han ledte en i alle henseender fantastisk koncert ... En sjælden totaloplevelse, spækket med den ene smukke detalje efter den anden. Tankevækkende, opløftende, bevægende. Kunst, der taler til både hjerne og hjerte".
Klassisk
2013, nr. 28
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Mikael Garnæs
2013, nr. 28
"Denne optagelse stammer fra halvtredsårsdagen for uropførelsen, og det er interessant at opleve værket i de rammer, det er skabt for ... Det er ... en glimrende opførelse af værket, ikke mindst takket være dirigenten Andris Nelsons ... Han dirigerer med stor klarhed og stringens ... Koret er godt og klinger smukt i a cappella-passagerne, men mangler måske lige den sidste kraft til at trænge gennem orkestermasserne på de store højdepunkter ... Blandt solisterne synger tenoren Mark Padmore den helt rette hudløse intensitet, og hans lyse, smidige tenor er et fund".
International record review
2013 January
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Peter J. Rabinowitz
2013 January
"Vurdering: IRR outstanding" - "The War Requiem sound especially searing on this anniversary performance from Coventry Cathedral where it was first performed. What's most striking here is Andris Nelson's grip at both ends of the forest-trees spectrum. On the one hand, the music's details are as clearly articulated as on any performance I've heard ... Yet even with this concern for detail, there's no sacrifice of the music's large-scale architecture ... Nelsons is supported by expert soloists ... The main chorus is just as impressive ... So, too, is the video work ... Highest recommendation".
Diapason
2013 mars
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Benoît Fauchet
2013 mars
"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".
The gramophone
2013 February
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Richard Fairman
2013 February
"By itself, this performance is not a first choice but the background visuals of the ruins of the old cathedral through the window and Graham Sutherland's altar tapestry over Nelson's shoulder add an atmosphere which is obviously special".
BBC music magazine
2013 January
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Michael Scott Rohan Rohan
2013 January
"The three soloists are not, perhaps, quite as eminent as the originals, but they're all excellent ... This never drags, despite so much inner darkness, and the camera enhances the performance, in showing the airy cathedral itself and the faces of the youth chorus, and indeed Nelson's own, intent and uplifted".
Vurdering (performance): 5/5.
Vurdering (picture & sound): 5/5.