No thoughts yet on the performance of The Sixteen in Monteverdi's Selva morale e Spirituale? I haven't had a chance to listen yet but was told at lunchtime today that it was a good performance.
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world. -
It was rather less agile and electric than I expected. Intonation VG, but just.....well...just a bit 'corporate'. Fine musicians all, of course. Difficult to put my finger on it. At times not terribly lean or pointed, and at others, a bit slow and solemn.
...but what I did keep thinking was: what size forces were these written for? Sometimes they felt as if they should be madrigal-size, and at others, I thought - yes, this feels good. Credidi etc really worked. In general, the bigger pieces were right in their comfort zone and were done really well. Possibly needed a bigger acoustic to resonate fully, but beautifully dovetailed. Nice instrumental stuff too. I liked the spritely, rhythmically complex and operatic Laudate Dominum. There were other pieces like that, and some of the chamber pieces were lovely.
Forgot to say how much I loved Martin Handley's quiet, almost whispered, undemonstrative presentation. R3 at its best.Last edited by DracoM; 09-11-11, 23:16. -
I enjoyed it although some of the singing sounded to me somewhat restrained (it may be the recording). I wasn’t too impressed by Laudate Dominum. Maybe a solo singer needs something extra other than being a very good singer.
On the whole, I think it was a very good concert.Comment
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Thank you for the tip, ff. I will try to catch it tomorrow.Comment
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