{"id":44126,"date":"2025-05-02T18:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/?p=44126"},"modified":"2025-05-02T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:47:56","slug":"classical-music-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/en\/classical-music-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Music – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

A FAIRLY RECENT DVD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>L\u2019\u00c9LIXIR D\u2019AMOUR
\n<\/strong><\/span>OPERA BY DONIZETTI<\/span>
\n<\/strong>With Nadine Sierra, Sarah Dufresne, Liparit Avetisyan,
\nBoris Pinkhasovich and Bryn Terfel.
\nConductor: Sesto Quadrini.
\nStage director: Laurent Pelly.
\n<\/strong>Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2023.
\nInterpretation<\/span><\/strong>: *****
\nTechnical quality<\/strong><\/span>: *****<\/p>\n

Our opera pick for the end of 2024 is a delightful 2-hour-and-20-minute experience. The Royal Opera House<\/strong> in London had the excellent idea of filming, during the 2023 revival (the fifth of this production), one of its most iconic shows: L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore<\/em>, staged by French director Laurent Pelly<\/strong>, whose hilarious La fille du r\u00e9giment<\/em> by the same Donizetti<\/strong> we have previously recommended.<\/p>\n

The setting is a rural 1950s Italy, among a community of agricultural workers. Advertising signs promote Dulcamara<\/strong>\u2019s magical elixir, said to cure both constipation and impotence. None other than the veteran Bryn Terfel<\/strong> dons the charlatan\u2019s costume. Nadine Sierra<\/strong> made her London debut on this occasion and charmed everyone. Her pairing with Liparit Avetisyan<\/strong>\u2019s Nemorino<\/em> works wonderfully, while Boris Pinkhasovich<\/strong> delightfully hams up the macho bravado of Belcore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For us Quebecers, the added treat is seeing the brilliant Sarah Dufresne<\/strong> as Giannetta<\/strong> in a cast deftly led by conductor Sesto Quadrini<\/strong>. The whole production is well lit and captured with finesse by Rhodri Huw<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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FAIRLY RECENT RELEASES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>ROBERT SCHUMANN
\n<\/strong><\/span>Concerto and Works for Cello.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Kian Soltani Camerata Salzbourg, Julien Quentin (piano).
\n<\/strong>Deutsche Grammophon, 486\u00a06489.
\nInterpretation<\/strong><\/span>: ****
\nTechnical quality<\/strong><\/span>: ****<\/p>\n

Kian Soltani<\/strong> is an Austrian cellist of Persian descent who made a strong impression in 2020 with a masterful interpretation of Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/strong>\u2019s Cello Concerto<\/em> alongside Daniel Barenboim<\/strong>. Playing on the richly warm-toned London<\/em>, ex-Boccherini<\/em> Stradivarius<\/strong>, Soltani<\/strong> confirms his promise in a light and transparent reading of Schumann<\/strong>\u2019s Concerto<\/em>, which he conducts from the cello with Camerata Salzburg<\/strong>. His sense of cantabile and legato is outstanding, and the music never gets bogged down.<\/p>\n

The Concerto<\/em> is accompanied by four short pieces adapted for cello and orchestra, and eight songs (including one by Clara Schumann<\/strong>) transcribed by Soltani<\/strong> for cello and piano. Rather than pairing Schumann<\/strong>\u2019s Concerto<\/em> with another cello concerto, this warm and heartfelt album takes a refreshing and emotionally resonant approach.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>PENE PATI
\n<\/strong><\/span>Nessun Dorma.<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Pene Pati (tenor),
\nBordeaux National Orchestra Aquitaine,
\nEmmanuel Villaume.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Warner Classics, 5054197897702.
\nInterpretation<\/strong><\/span>: *****
\nTechnical quality<\/strong><\/span>: *****<\/p>\n

Looking to discover a tenor who truly stirs the soul? Meet Pene Pati<\/strong>. Hailing from Samoa and trained in New Zealand, the 37-year-old tenor is the closest thing we\u2019ve heard to Pavarotti<\/strong> in recent years. While not identical in voice, Pati<\/strong> shares his predecessor\u2019s radiant tone and vocal brilliance. We first heard him four years ago, and it\u2019s both thrilling and reassuring to witness the wisdom and quality with which his career is unfolding.<\/p>\n

He opens this recital with the iconic Nessun dorma<\/em> from Turandot<\/em>, setting the tone for a vibrant selection of French and Italian tenor arias that celebrate the sheer joy of beautiful singing. He\u2019s at his best in Puccini<\/strong>\u2019s La Boh\u00e8me<\/em>, Massenet<\/strong>\u2019s Werther<\/em>, and Gounod<\/strong>\u2019s Faust<\/em>. The album also includes fine ensemble moments, such as a superb duet from Mercadante<\/strong>\u2019s Il bravo<\/em> with his brother Amitai Pati, and concludes with a blazing trio from Hal\u00e9vy<\/strong>\u2019s La Juive<\/em> (Tu poss\u00e8des, dit-on<\/em>) with Amina Edris<\/strong>. Emmanuel Villaume<\/strong>\u2019s conducting is cultured and attentive throughout.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>VOCES8<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Nightfall.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Decca, 487\u00a00458.
\nInterpretation<\/strong><\/span>: ****
\nTechnical<\/strong><\/span>: *****<\/p>\n

This album sits at the very edge of what might still be considered classical<\/em>, but Voces8<\/strong> approaches the genre with such refinement that the result is a benchmark. Composed of eight singers, the ensemble has crafted a flawlessly blended sound. Their fusion and the ethereal purity of their voices lend themselves beautifully to dreamy, atmospheric music.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s contemporary choral repertoire abounds with music that borders on the neoclassical or ambient. In this night-themed program, Voces8<\/strong> blends a few rare classical gems\u00a0\u2014like works by Max Reger<\/strong> and Hugo Alfven<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014with a wealth of \u201cneo-somethings\u201d: Ludovico Einaudi<\/strong>, Max Richter<\/strong>, and South Korean composer Jaeil Jung<\/strong> (known for Squid Game<\/em> and Parasite<\/em>). Decca<\/strong> and Voces8 <\/strong>offer up dreamy vocal lines also sculpted by Sigur R\u00f3s<\/strong>, Koji<\/strong> Kondo<\/strong>, British composer Lucy Walker<\/strong>, and Taylor Scott Davis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can either drift off or get annoyed\u2014but those who drift will soar very high indeed, because this is impeccably done.<\/p>\n

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A FAIRLY RECENT DVD L\u2019\u00c9LIXIR D\u2019AMOUR OPERA BY DONIZETTI With Nadine Sierra, Sarah Dufresne, Liparit Avetisyan, Boris Pinkhasovich and Bryn Terfel. Conductor: Sesto Quadrini. Stage director: Laurent Pelly. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2023. Interpretation: ***** Technical quality: ***** Our opera pick for the end of 2024 is a delightful 2-hour-and-20-minute experience. The Royal Opera […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":44115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2727,2725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rhythm-and-music","category-whats-new","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44126"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44129,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44126\/revisions\/44129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}