b. 1943 English conductor Gardiner founded the Monteverdi Choir in 1964 and the Monteverdi Orchestra in 1968, when he conducted the Monteverdi Vespers at the Promenade Concerts in London. He was artistic director of the Göttingen Handel Festival 1981–90 and music director of the Lyons Opera 1983–88. He has given many performances of French Baroque opera, including the first ...
a way of recapturing the soul of the country in the face of European cultural incursions. Most famously, Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Butterworth and George Gardiner collated and published many songs, tunes and dances that have sustained the folk repertoire to this day. The work of the Lincolnshire traditional singer Joseph Taylor still survives on ...
where Apollo calls on the people to renew their vows of loyalty to Admetus and Alcestis, now restored to life. Recommended Recording: Alceste, English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor; Philips 470 293–2PH2; Soloists: Anne Sofie von Otter (Alceste), Paul Groves (Admète), Yann Beuron (Evandre), Ludovic Tezier (Herald, Apollon), Dietrich Henschel (High Priest, Hercule), Nicolas Testé ...
the true identities of the ‘foreigners’. Alfonso then explains the deception and encourages everyone to learn from the experience. Recommended Recording: Così fan tutte, English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor; Deutsche Grammophon 073 026–9AH2; Soloists: Amanda Roocroft (Fiordiligi), Rosa Mannion (Dorabella), Eirian James (Despina), Rainer Trost (Ferrando), Rodney Gilfry (Guglielmo), Claudio Nicolai (Don Alfonso) Sounds Familiar ‘Soave sia ...
greatest achievements. Recommended Recording: Vespers, soloists, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, Salisbury Cathedral Boys’ Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Munrow Recorder Ensemble (cond) John Eliot Gardiner (Decca) Claudio Monteverdi: Works Light genres: Canzonette (1584), Scherzi musicali (1607), Scherzi musicali (1632) Accompanied madrigals: Concerto: settimo libro de madrigali (1619), Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi (1638) Unaccompanied madrigals: Books 1–6 ...
such as the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic, he was appointed music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | (Sir) John Eliot Gardiner | Contemporary | Classical ...
have used his compositions as a reference point and they continue to do so today. Recommended Recording: St Matthew Passion, soloists, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra (dir) John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv) Johann Sebastian Bach: Works For a comprehensive overview of Bach’s works consult Bach-Werke Verzeichnis – Kleine Ausgabe (Breitkopf, 1998), ed. Dürr and Kobayashi. Sacred and secular cantatas: BWV ...
what would come to be called ‘authenticity’, they suggested the viability of Baroque opera. That viability was finally established in the 1970s and 80s, thanks to conductors such as Gardiner and Hogwood in Britain, and, in mainland Europe, Harnoncourt (notably in productions of Monteverdi staged in Zürich by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, 1932–88) and Arnold Östman (b. 1939) ...
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