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“Arcangelo is a ‘super-chamber ensemble’ of soloists who respond to each other’s lines yet allow each instrument’s individuality to shine.” SINFINI MUSIC PROGRAMME FOR MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL • M usI c fE s TIVALs AB TA No. Enjoy Tudor and Stuart court Y6050 Three Bach Magnificats

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js bach The Suffolk Festival: Music of Tudor & Stuart England, 13–16 June 2016 Magnificat in d, bwv 243 This festival presents seven private concerts in magnificent parish churches and historic halls set within the pastoral landscape of East Anglia. 20-minute interval Between them, and La Nuova Musica perform a range of liturgical music, and two operas: Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and John Blow’s Venus & Adonis. Musicologist Professor John Bryan and biographer Jonathan Keates give cpe bach talks on the performances. Stay in hotels in the market towns of Bury St Edmunds or Lavenham; the price includes Magnificat in d, wq.215, h.772 accommodation, meals and more. All brought to you by the UK’s leading experts in cultural tours.

arcangelo Joélle Harvey, soprano Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano , countertenor Thomas Walker, tenor Thomas Bauer, baritone Jonathan Cohen, conductor

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Arcangelo is one of the world’s leading Category at the 2012 Gramophone Classical Music Awards. Other ensembles, bringing together exceptional recordings include ‘Enchanted Forest’ welcome to this concert of musicians who excel on both historical with on Deutsche Magnificats at St John’s Smith Square. Grammophon, ‘Amoretti’ with Arcangelo aims to present a large and modern instruments under the Christiane Karg (Mozart, Gluck) on choral work each year. Among direction of founder, artistic director Berlin Classics, Handel’s ‘Finest Arias this repertoire, ’s for Base Voice’ with Magnificat is a prominent, very high and conductor Jonathan Cohen. on Hyperion and ‘Monteverdi Sestina quality piece of music, which I was very Madrigals’. ‘Bach ’ keen for us to perform. Many composers numerous invitations to appear at major (2014) was voted Gramophone Editor’s wrote a Magnificat, the canticle of Mary, festivals and concert halls in Europe choice, Sunday Times album of the week, and so it was no surprise to discover and America including Wigmore Hall and has received a 2015 Gramophone further Bach Magnificats, including (London), Musikverein (Vienna), Award nomination. Spring 2015 releases one by his second-eldest son cpe and Prinzregententheater (Munich), were Mozart violin concertos with three his son Johann Christian, the Philharmonie (Berlin), Vilde Frang on Warner Classics which “London Bach”. We have chosen his (Austria), Carnegie Hall (New York), was No 1 in the UK specialist classical last one to open the concert. Aldeburgh Festival (uk) and the chart, ‘Scene!’ album of concert arias We’re thrilled to be presenting these Edinburgh International Festival (uk). with Christiane Karg, and Mozart & three works together, in what I hope

Busy in the recording studio, Arcangelo Haydn concerti, both highly acclaimed. Marco Borggreve will make an interesting juxtaposition arcangelo’s players believe that has received five star reviews for Autumn 2015 releases are Arias for of musical style and contrast, a veritable the collaboration required in chamber ‘Porpora cantatas’ and ‘Arias for Benucci with bass peek into the hierarchy of influence music, whether working in duos or Guadagni’ with Iestyn Davies on and Bach violin concerti with Alina and relationships in the Bach family. as a chamber orchestra, is the highest Hyperion; the latter disc won the Recital Ibragimova, both on Hyperion records. At their core, these works have the expressionA of what it means to make chamber music tradition; it spans out rather like the j.s. Bach Mass in b minor, concerts and recordings are greatly music. Setting it apart from other throughout the works with many varied which was our major choral concert tour reliant on this wide network of support. ensembles, all performers are committed ways of setting the music: solo passages and recording two years ago. If you like our work, I encourage you to to this chamber ideal and as such for trumpets, small arias, continuo This project is made possible with drop by our website, and subscribe to Arcangelo attracts an outstanding accompaniments, obbligatos; this is collaboration between the Tetbury our newsletter or become part of our calibre of performers who already have Music Festival, where the concert circle of friends. We would be delighted flourishing solo and chamber music Thank you will be recorded live by Hyperion to keep you posted on our future plans! careers. These are performers of dazzling Records, and deSingel arts campus technical ability who also have a passion We are particularly grateful to in Antwerp, Belgium. for faithful interpretation that goes far Greta Hemus, Carol and Peter I would very much like to thank beyond historical understanding. Honey, Felix Pole, Alan Sainer, and Arcangelo’s generous supporters and Adam Swann Formed in 2010, Arcangelo has Michael Webber for generously donors who make it possible for all of supporting the Magnificats Project. exploded onto the musical scene with us on stage to realise our exciting artistic verve and energy and has since enjoyed plans, because our ongoing projects,

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Three Bach Magnificats was the than a last gasp of the Baroque era. eleventh of j.s. Bach’s children to survive j.c. Bach’s setting of the Magnificat infancy, and his youngest son. When dates from 1760, that is, during his Italian he was born, his father was already fifty years. It has more in common with Italian years old, and perhaps it is not surprising operatic writing of the time than the that, of all the master’s musical offspring, liturgical music of j.s. Bach. The first j.c. Bach took a path furthest from that section even gives a hint of Mozart’s johann christian bach (1735–1782): The Magnificat is considered to be the oldest of Johann Sebastian. One striking break operas to come, though Mozart would magnificat w.e22 of hymns to the Virgin. Its Latin title refers from family tradition was his conversion have been only four years old at the time to Catholicism. Having left the bosom of composition. The choice of Latin 1. Magnificat to the ‘magnification’ of the Lord by Mary’s of the Lutheran family he settled in text is obviously appropriate to the 2. Et misericordia Italy in 1755, and by 1760 he had been composer’s situation in Milan, but not soul, and the text is taken from the Gospel 3. Fecit potentiam appointed organist at Milan Cathedral. necessarily an indication of his embrace 4. Gloria Patri et filio of Luke, Ch. 1 vs. 46–55. This passage He absorbed the influence of opera of Catholicism (full conversion was 5. Et in saecula saeculorum tells the story of Mary’s visit to her cousin as well as Catholic church music, and was not made until 1762). In the liturgy at invited to London in 1762 to oversee the St Thomas, Leipzig, where his father had Elizabeth — Mary is pregnant with the Christ production of three of his own operas. been Kantor, Latin was used in preference child, Elizabeth with John the Baptist. At the The English capital gave him the warmest to German to an unusual extent. of welcomes, and he became music The opening section, after an two women’s greeting, John leaps with joy master to Queen Charlotte. In that exuberant orchestral ritornello, in Elizabeth’s womb, and she blesses Mary capacity he was among the select court surrounds the solo soprano’s personal circle to witness a private performance response to the angel’s visitation for her faithfulness. Mary then proclaims by the eight-year-old Mozart; ‘John Bach’, with more general rejoicing from the her song of praise, the Magnificat. Although as he was known in London, gave the boy chorus. A new choral section begins at some of j.s. Bach’s compositions ‘Et misericordia’, reflecting on the Lord’s the text forms part of Matins in the Eastern as sight-reading tests. mercy. The passage that follows, Christian Church, in Western liturgy (both Sadly, j.c. Bach’s music fell out of ‘Fecit potentium’ is to our ears rather fashion and he died in poverty, though Handelian: as strings scurry and bustle, Catholic and Protestant) it is usually heard Queen Charlotte paid for his funeral the full complement of soloists and as part of Evensong or Vespers. expenses and provided his widow with chorus clamour forward in turn to a pension. However, his music never provide evidence of God’s might and disappeared completely from concert righteousness. Then, in common with programmes and he may be regarded Lutheran tradition, the Magnificat is as influential. His Italianate taste for rounded off with a Gloria. By dividing melody and harmony rather than strict the words into two distinct parts, counterpoint, and his preference for j.c. Bach is able to offer a quieter the newly invented piano above the devotional moment between the harpsichord, indicate that he was the drama of the preceding section and the precursor of the Classical style rather resounding Amens that close the work. >

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The Bach solo Violin Concertos represent the

johann sebastian bach became In the Magnificat text all the words are pinnacle of the Baroque genre, and in the Kantor of St Thomas, Leipzig, in May as spoken by the Virgin Mary, so there miraculous hands of and 1723. Since Church and State were is no implicit division into recitative, aria Arcangelo they have never sounded better.

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director of music for the city, which had of Bach’s cantatas and . However, Bach: Violin Concertos johann sebastian bach (1685–1750): then a population of about 30,000. The he uses his soloists to express the more ALINA IBRAGIMOVA violin ARCANGELO magnificat in d, bwv 243 centre of his activity was the St Thomas personal and inward-looking passages JONATHAN COHEN conductor School, training the choristers who sang while his five-part choir is given material 1. Magnificat in all four of Leipzig’s main churches. that applies best to the Christian 2. Et exsultavit His setting of the Magnificat was community. This is in line with Luther’s 3. Quia respexit prepared for his first Christmas in the thinking in moving the Magnificat away Francesco Benucci Bach’s great 4. Omnes generations city, and was something of a statement from Catholic veneration of the Virgin was Mozart’s masterpiece in 5. Quia fecit miha magna piece, being scored for a large ensemble towards the Church’s veneration of God. original Figaro— a glorious new 6. Et misericordia that must have strained local resources As observed by Bach’s method, this Matthew Rose and recording. 7. Fecit potentiam of singers and instrumentalists. Luther’s makes for some dramatic contrasts, as Arcangelo offer a CDA68051/2 8. Deposuit potentes German translation of the text was in the third and fourth movements where fascinating insight 9. Esurientes a regular part of the liturgy, but for the Mary’s contemplation on the Lord’s having into his world. Bach: Mass in B minor CDA68078 LYDIA TEUSCHER soprano 10. Suscepit Israel Marian festivals and the three ‘high exalted her simple humility is suddenly IDA FALK WINLAND soprano countertenor 11. Sicut locutus est holidays’ – Christmas, and transformed into the mass of humanity Arias for Benucci SAMUEL BODEN tenor MATTHEW ROSE bass NEAL DAVIES bass 12. Gloria Patri Pentecost – the Latin words were used. calling down blessings upon the lowly. ARCANGELO ARCANGELO JONATHAN COHEN conductor JONATHAN COHEN conductor Bach’s first, festive version of his This is the only occasion where Bach Magnificat was in E flat and included divides a biblical verse into two distinct several Christmas hymns. For the feast sections. Otherwise each movement of Visitation in May ten years later (1733), corresponds to a verse in Luke’s gospel, Dynamic Mozart A selection from the composer revised the score, removing until we reach the Gloria added at the end and Haydn from Monteverdi’s last the Christmas items, rescoring here and as in liturgical convention. the graceful three books of Arcangelo … madrigals— there and transposing the piece to d The whole sequence of twelve among his most major. His Magnificat was now suitable continuous movements (which includes CDA68090 celebrated music. for use at any appropriate time of the a concluding two-part Gloria Patri) Mozart: Concertos Haydn: Sinfonia CDA68019 Church year. is constructed as an arch form, reaching concertante ILYA GRINGOLTS violin Scholars are forever challenging its apex at the seventh movement, cello Monteverdi: ALFREDO BERNARDINI oboe Madrigals of Love and Loss each other’s conclusions on exactly a chorus proclaiming the strength PETER WHELAN bassoon JAMES GILCHRIST tenor ARCANGELO ARCANGELO how Bach’s music for Leipzig’s churches of God’s arm. The symmetry of the JONATHAN COHEN conductor JONATHAN COHEN conductor was performed. However, it seems well whole may be noted from the important established that women did not sing contributions of the oboes in movements in church choirs or as soloists, so we three and ten, and the splendour of the OTHER LABELS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE CDs, MP3 and lossless downloads of all our recordings are may assume that the male pupils of the trumpets and drums at the opening, St Thomas school took all the vocal parts. middle and close. > available from www.hyperion-records.co.uk Gimell HYPERION RECORDS LTD, PO BOX 25, LONDON SE9 1AX · [email protected] · TEL +44 (0)20 8318 1234 8 | Arcangelo PROGRAMME NOTES

if the music of johann christian Bach suggests a smooth transition from the Baroque to the Classical style, that of his older brother Carl Philipp Emmanuel tells the story rather differently. It makes no secret of the strangeness of the new – indeed, the ‘storm and stress’ (Sturm und Drang) that would characterise the music of the next generation seems at carl philipp emanuel bach times to be threatening the equilibrium (1714–1788): of his compositions. magnificat in d, wq.215, h.722 His most tangible influence was on correspondence is the use of trumpets keyboard playing. A virtuoso himself, he and drums in the opening, central 1. Magnificat published the first truly methodical and and closing movements, though 2. Quia respexit complete treatise on technique, among examples could probably be found 3. Quia fecit miha magna other innovations pioneering the in the Magnificats of other composers. 4. Et misericordia hitherto discouraged use of the thumbs. However, the differences between 5. Fecit potentiam His career had two significant phases. the pieces by Johann Sebastian and 6. Deposuit potentes The first centred on Berlin, where he Carl Philipp Emmanuel are at least as 7. Suscepit Israel was in the employment of Frederick the significant as the affinities between them. 8. Gloria Patri Great; the second (from 1767) found Whether formulated or not, the 9. Sicut erat him in Hamburg, where he succeeded theory of Affekt had come into play his godfather, Telemann, as Kantor to in the music of forward-looking the city and its five main churches. composers. Whereas j.s. Bach’s music Sweet soul music Unsurprisingly most of c.p.e. Bach’s might encompass several Affekts (moods sacred music dates from his Hamburg or emotions) in a short space of time, for 37 different herbal teas and over 40 herbal supplements - an incredible organic period. The Magnificat is an exception, c.p.e. Bach a single Affekt characterises keyboard for every mood and occasion. having been composed in Berlin in 1749. an entire movement. Thus, j.s. divides Possibly it was intended to accompany Luke’s Verse 48 (‘Quia respexit’) into Sweet music for the incredible organic soul. an application to be Kantor somewhere. two sections, a solo to express Mary’s It is sometimes remarked that it is closer humility and a chorus in which all to the music of his father than most generations join to proclaim blessings; of his music; this is true, but should c.p.e. maintains a mood of piety be given some context. Bear in mind that throughout. His ‘Et misericordia the sacred music of Haydn and Mozart eius’ and ‘Suscepit Israel’ sections are is also closer in style to Bach and Handel extended slow movements. That is not than their secular compositions. to say he is insensitive to detail in the There are some specific similarities text – listen to the high and mighty to j.s. Bach’s Magnificat – the melodies being sent tumbling from their perches of the ‘Fecit potentiam’ and ‘Deposuit at ‘Deposuit potentes’! potentes’ movements, for example. The most immediately striking Brian David, 2015 pukkaherbs.com

Three Bach Magnificats | 11 TONIGHT’S PROGRAMME MUSIC TEXT

Three Bach Magnificats Magnificat

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (1735–1782 ) MAGNIFICAT W. E22

1. Magnificat anima mea Dominum (Chorus, Soprano) 2. Et misericordia eius (Chorus) magnificat anima mea dominum, my soul doth magnify the lord, 3. Fecit potentiam (Chorus, Alto, Tenor, Bass) et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 4. Gloria patri (Chorus) quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae. For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. 5. Et in saecula saeculorum (Chorus) Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes, For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. quia fecit mihi magna, For he that is mighty qui potens est, hath magnified me JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750) MAGNIFICAT IN D, BWV 243 et sanctum nomen eius, and holy is his Name. et misericordia eius in progenies et progenies And his mercy is on them that fear him Magnificat (Chorus) timentibus eum. throughout all generations. Et exsultavit spiritus meus (Soprano) Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, He hath shewed strength with his arm, Quia respexit humilitatem (Soprano) dispersit superbos mente cordis sui; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. Omnes generationes (Chorus) deposuit potentes de sede He hath put down the mighty from their seat Quia fecit mihi magna (Bass) et exaltavit humiles; and hath exalted the humble and meek. Et misericordia (Alto, Tenor) esurientes implevit bonis He hath filled the hungry with good things Fecit potentiam (Chorus) et divites dimisit inanes. and the rich he hath sent empty away. Deposuit potentes (Tenor) Suscepit Israel puerum suum, He remembering his mercy Esurientes implevit bonis (Alto) recordatus misericordiae, hath holpen his servant Israel, Suscepit Israel (Soprano I, II, Alto) sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, as he promised to our forefathers, Sicut locutus est (Chorus) Abraham et semini eius in saecula. Abraham and his seed for ever. Gloria patri (Chorus) Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, As it was in the beginning, and now, and ever shall be, CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788) MAGNIFICAT IN D, WQ.215, H.772 et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. world without end. Amen.

1. Magnificat anima mea Dominum (Chorus) Luke 1:46–55 Translation: Book of Common Prayer, 1559 2. Quia respexit humilitatem (Soprano) 3. Quia fecit mihi magna (Tenor) 4. Et misericordia eius (Chorus) 5. Fecit potentiam (Bass) 6. Deposuit potentes de sede (Alto, Tenor) 7. Suscepit Israel (Alto) 8. Gloria patri (Chorus) 9. Sicut erat in principio (Chorus)

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Jonathan Cohen, director Joélle Harvey, soprano

Youth Opera, a return visit to Les Violons du Roy, Orchestre National d’Ile de France, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Handel’s in Hong Kong and Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne. Jonathan Cohen founded the ensemble Arcangelo, with whom he

performs high quality and specially Arielle Doneson created projects. He tours with them to exceptional halls and festivals such as Philharmonie Berlin, Vienna Musikverein, Köln Philharmonie, jonathan cohen is one of britain’s Ghent Cathedral, and Carnegie Hall a native of bolivar, new york, Peer Gynt with San Francisco Symphony; Inès La favorite with Washington finest youngJ musicians. He has forged New York. Recent highlights include soprano Joélle Harvey is quickly Tigrane Radamisto with Harry Bicket Concert Opera; Nannetta Falstaff a remarkable career as a conductor, Bach’s B Minor Mass in Ghent, becoming recognized as one of the and ; Mendelssohn with Arizona Opera; Michal Saul

cellist and keyboardist. Well known for Handel’s Apollo e Dafne at Zankel Marco Borggreve most promising young talents of her and Bach Magnificats with New York with the Handel & Haydn Society; his passion and commitment to chamber Hall New York and a German tour generation. She is the recipient of Philharmonic; Iphis Jephtha and Dalila concerts with Les Violons du Roy, music Jonathan is equally at home in with Christiane Karg in June 2015. a 2011 First Prize Award from the Gerda Samson with Handel & Haydn Society; St Paul Chamber Orchestra and her such diverse activities as baroque opera Arcangelo are busy and much Lissner Foundation, a 2009 Sara Tucker Zerlina Don Giovanni in Aix-en- debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper and the classical symphonic repertoire. in demand in the recording studio, Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Provence; Sicle Ormindo at London’s Munich as Emilie in Rameau’s He is Artistic Director of Arcangelo, South Jutland Symphony, Hamburg partnering with fine soloists such Foundation and a 2010 Encouragement Globe Theatre produced by Covent Les Indes Galantes. Further ahead, Associate Conductor of Les Arts Symphony Orchestra, SWR as Iestyn Davies (their disc ‘Arias for Award (in honor of Norma Newton) Garden; her Santa Fe debut in La Finta Joelle will sing Susanna Figaro with Florissants and Artistic Director Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden, Guadagni’ won the Recital Category from the George London Foundation. Giardiniera; Schubert’s Mass No. 6 with Milwaukee Symphony; give concerts of Tetbury Festival. Seattle Symphony and performances at the 2012 Gramophone Awards), Anna Recent highlights include Adina Milwaukee Symphony; b Minor Mass with London Symphony Orchestra, Recent concert highlights include of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro with the Prohaska, Christiane Karg, Christopher L’elisir d’amore and Serpetta La Finta with Cleveland Orchestra conducted Pygmalion Ensemble, Cleveland Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Les Het Residentie Orkest and the Dutch Purves and Vilde Frang. Forthcoming Giardiniera with Glyndebourne Festival by Franz Welser-Möst and concerts with Orchestra, The English Concert Violons du Roy, Budapest Festival National Opera Academy Chorus. releases include Bach violin concertos Opera and Susanna Le nozze di Figaro The New York Philharmonic. and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie Projects in the 2015/16 season with Alina Ibragimova and ‘Arias for with Glyndebourne on Tour; Messiah, Engagements in 15/16 include and return to Glyndebourne Hannover, Zürcher Kammerorchester, include Handel’s Agrippina with Irish Benucci’ with Matthew Rose. Beethoven Mass in C and music from Messiah with Indianapolis Symphony; in significant roles.

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Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano Iestyn Davies, countertenor

after graduating in archaeology and at the BBC Proms in the Royal for Vivat. dvd recordings include Ottone and Anthropology from St John’s College, Albert Hall with orchestras that include (L’incoronazione di Poppea) for Cambridge Iestyn Davies studied at the the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Opera under René Jacobs. Olivia will also be back operates particularly as a concert soloist Royal Academy of Music, London. London Philharmonic, Britten Sinfonia, Emmanuelle Haïm on DECCA, the Spirit with an international tour with Mozart’s and was heard under Frans Brüggen His operatic engagements have Concerto Köln, Concerto Copenhagen, in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas for the Royal Magic Flute under Iván Fischer, which in Amsterdam Concertgebouw and included Ottone (L’incoronazione Ensemble Matheus, the Orchestra of Opera House with Hogwood on Opus will be held at the Budapest Festival, Iván Fischer at Konzerthaus Berlin. di Poppea/Monteverdi) for Zürich the Age of Enlightenment, Academy Arte and Unulfo (Rodelinda) for the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Furthermore she sang J. S. Bach’s Opera and Glyndebourne Festival of Ancient Music and Scottish Chamber Metropolitan Opera under Harry Bicket Konzerthaus, in London and at Lincoln with Opera; Arsace (Partenope/Handel) Orchestra. He recently made his debut, on DECCA. His new CD The Art of Center in New York. Olivia will also Hansjörg Albrecht and in 2014 for New York City Opera; Oberon in recital, at Carnegie Hall, New York. Melancholy, a recital of songs by Dowland, have her debut as Annio in Mozart’s LA ST MATTHEW PASSION at the (A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Britten) He enjoys a successful relationship with was released in April 2014 by Hyperion. CLEMENZA DI TITO by Christopher Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich for Houston Grand Opera, English the Wigmore Hall, where, in the 2012/13 He is the recipient of the 2010 Royal

Moulds in Moscow. In Japan she will under the baton of Enoch zu Guttenberg. Felix Broede National Opera and The Metropolitan season, he curated his own Residency. Philharmonic Young Artist of the Year again give concerts under Masaaki She is a regular guest at the renowned Opera, New York; Apollo (Death in Future engagements include the title Award, the 2012 Gramophone Recital Suzuki, this time with Mozart’s c-minor Kissinger Summer, where it premiered, Venice/Britten) for English National role in at the Glyndebourne Award, the 2013 Critics’ Circle Awards Mass, including a cd recording. In the among others, songs of W. Rihm, at Opera and in his house debut at Festival; concerts with the New York for Exceptional Young Talent (Singer) the dutch mezzo-soprano Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, Herrenchiemsee Festival, Rheingau LaaScala, Milan; Hamor (Jephtha/ Philharmonic and the Cleveland and the 2014 Gramophone Recital Olivia Vermeulen has established herself she will sing the Mezzo Solo in Bach’s Music Festival, the Festival RheinVokal, Handel) for Welsh National Opera Orchestra; and returns to Glyndebourne, Award for his disc Arise, my muse in recent years as a versatile soloist for WEIHNACHTSORATRORIUM under the Music Festival Stuttgart, the Handel and Opera National de Bordeaux; the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on the Wigmore Live label. opera and concerts on international Helmuth Rilling. In the last seasons Festival in Halle, the Munich Opera Steffani’s Niobe at the Royal Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, New York. level. Her start of career in the field Olivia Vermeulen sang among others Festival with Wesendonck Lieder as House, Covent Garden; his debut His recordings include two versions of opera was between 2008 - 2010 in Cherubino in a production of the well as in concerts of the Bayerischer at The Metropolitan Opera Unulfo of Handel’s Messiah (New College the studio of the , Festival Aix-en-Provence at the Opéra Rundfunk. With “Musikfabrik Köln” (Rodelinda/Handel) where he has Oxford, aam/Naxos) and (Polyphony, where she sang Mozart roles, such as de Dijon and Saint-Étienne under under Peter Eötvös she appeared at the also appeared as Trinculo The Tempest; Britten Sinfonia/Hyperion), Handel’s Cherubino (directed by Barry Kosky) Jonathan Cohen. In autumn 2014 she at Musikfest Berlin. the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Rinaldo; Chandos Anthems on Hyperion, Handel’s and Zerlina. She also sang Daphnis was in the same production under Olivia Vermeulen sings on Bertarido Rodelinda for English Flavio for Chandos with The Early Opera PIQUE DAME, Phénice in Gluck`s Andreas Spering in Bahrain. At the international concert stages under National Opera and his debuts at Company and Christian Curnyn, ARMIDA (directed by Calixto Bieto) Handel Festival in Karlsruhe, the Masaaki Suzuki, Philippe Herreweghe, the Opéra Comique and the Munich Bach’s with Retrospect and Mastrilla in Offenbach’s LA Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and in Andrea Marcon, Andrew Parrott, and Vienna Festivals in George Ensemble, his debut solo recording Live at PÉRICHOLE. Plans for the coming The Hague she sang with great success as Reinhard Goebel, Michael Schønwandt Benjamin’s Written on Skin. the Wigmore Hall with his own Ensemble seasons include her role- and house- Almirena in Handel’s opera RINALDO and Andreas Spering. Important His concert engagements have Guadagni, a disc of Porpora Cantatas with debut at Staatsoper Berlin in the opera with the Lautten Compagney Berlin. impulses in concert and opera included performances at the Teatro Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo, an award Marco Borggreve AMOR VIEN DAL DESTINO by With this ensemble she recorded also a she received also by collaborating alla Scala, Milan with Dudamel, the winning disc of works by Guadagni Agostino Steffani as Turno. The new solo cd with arias of the Italian Baroque, with Alessandro de Marchi, Michael Concertgebouw and Tonhalle with for Hyperion, a cd of arias written for production in April 2016 will be staged which will be released by Sony / bmg. Sanderling, Konrad Junghänel, Koopman and at the Barbican, Théâtre Guadagni, also for Hyperion and a disc by Ingo Kerkhof and conducted by Next to opera Olivia Vermeulen Emilio Pomarico and Christoph Spering. des Champs-Élysées, Lincoln Centre of Handel arias with The King’s Consort

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Thomas Walker, tenor Thomas E. Bauer, baritone

born in glasgow, thomas walker National Opera as well as Count Almaviva; Other concert appearances have studied brass at The Royal Scottish Eurimaco The Return of Ulysses; Janek included Orff Carmina Burana at the Academy of Music and Drama and Makropulos Case; Alessandro Il Re 2015 bbc Proms; Beethoven Choral singing with Ryland Davies at the Pastore; Quint The Turn of the Screw; Fantasy at the 2015 Edinburgh Royal College of Music, London. Basilio Figaro; Lysander A Midsummer International Festival; Elijah with the Concert plans this season and Night’s Dream; Italian Tenor Der Sydney Symphony Orchestra with thomas e. bauer, who received beyond include the title role in Handel Rosenkavalier; Lindoro L’Italiana in McCreesh; Britten Les Illuminations his earliest musical training with the Belshazzar’s Feast with the rias Algeri; Pélleas; Linfea Calisto; Lenia in with the Scottish Ensemble and Regensburger Domspatzen (Cathedral Kammerchor Berlin and Ottavio Cavalli Eliogabalo; Ferrando; Don Ottavio War Requiem in Moscow; Stravinsky Choir), studied at the University Dantone on a European tour including and Letchmere Owen Wingrave for Pulcinella with the bbc sso; Messiah of Music and Theatre in Munich. the 2016 Salzburg Festival; Stravinsky companies including the Royal Opera with the Choir of King’s College, As a concert vocalist he is very Pulcinella with the Scottish Chamber Covent Garden, eno, Scottish Opera, Cambridge and Academy of Ancient much in international demand, having

Orchestra; Handel Il trionfo del tempo Music and at Wigmore Hall with Marco Borggreve appeared with the Boston Symphony e del disenganno with The Dunedin Christian Curnyn; Bach Cantatas (Bernard Haitink), Concentus Musicus Consort and John Butt in Bruges; and Meyerbeer Emma di Resburgo (Nikolaus Harnoncourt), Filarmonica Messiah on a European tour with at the Vienna Konzerthaus; Bach Mass della Scala (Zubin Mehta), Leipzig Orchestra of the 18th Century and in f and Easter Oratorio with the Gewandhaus (Herbert Blomstedt, Daniel Reuss and at Rheingau with oae Orchestra of the 18th Century and Riccardo Chailly and Sir John Eliot “Jakobsleiter” with the Deutsches “Die Soldaten” at La Scala in Milan and Laurence Cummings; title role in Frans Brüggen; Evangelist in Bach Gardiner), Amsterdam Concertgebouw Symphonie-Orchester at the Berlin was warmly received. Handel Samson with the Copenhagen St Matthew and St John Passions with (Philippe Herreweghe), the National Philharmonic, artsong recitals featuring Thomas E. Bauer’s CD productions

Boys Choir; Bach (jc, js and cpe) Al Ayre Espagnol; Robert Workman Symphony in Washington, dc (Ivan Bach transcriptions with pianist Kit have received numerous awards, Magnificat with Arcangelo and Jonathan (arias) with the oae and Mark Padmore; Fischer), ndr Symphony (Thomas Armstrong at Berlin Konzerthaus and including the “Orphée d`Or” and Cohen (concert and recording); Berlioz St Matthew Passion (arias) with the Hengelbrock and Markus Stenz), Zurich in recital evenings for brklassik Radio “La Musica Korea” (for “Winterreise”), L’enfance du Christ in Lisbon with Choir of King’s College, Cambridge Opera Orchestra (Adam Fischer), (Munich), a tour of recitals in Sweden the “Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Paul McCreesh and on the opera stage: and with the Gabrieli Consort; Bach the Netherlands Radio Chamber with fortepianist Jos van Immerseel, Prize” and “Gramophone Recording Rameau Zoroastre with Komische Oper Innsbruck Festival, Ensemble b Minor Mass, Handel Jephtha, Schubert Philharmonic (Masaaki Suzuki), and a series of vocal recitals featuring of the Month” (for Handel’s “Apollo Berlin and Christian Curnyn; Purcell Matheus, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Mass in e Flat and a concert of music by the Hague Philharmonic (Jan Willem Schubert and Schumann in Japan, e Dafne”), and the “German Echo Prize” The Fairy Queen with Stuttgart Opera; and La Monnaie, Brussels. Janácek with Cappella Amsterdam and de Vriend) and the Zurich Tonhalle China and South Korea. (for Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”). Arnalta in Monteverdi L’incoronazione His debut at the 2002 Proms in Daniel Reuss; Schumann Paradies und Orchestra (Sir Roger Norrington). Thomas E. Bauer has premièred OehmsClassics has released his di Poppea in Venice with Academy of Mendelssohn Elijah at the Royal Albert die Peri with the Estonian Philharmonic During the 2015–16 season he will a great number of new compositions; recording of solo cantatas by j. s. Bach. Ancient Music; Sospiro in Gassmann Hall, with Kurt Masur and the lpo resulted Chamber Choir; Chevalier in Poulenc sing Schubert’s “Lazarus” at Salzburg he collaborates closely with Polish Broadcast several times, Klaus L’opéra seria for La Monnaie, Brussels in return invitations to sing Janácek Les Dialogues des Carmélites at the Festival, Beethoven’s “9th Symphony” composer Krzysztof Penderecki Voswinckel’s tele film “Winterreise – with René Jacobs. Otcenas and Beethoven Mass in c, and Edinburgh International Festival; with the Austrian-Hungarian Haydn and was awarded the prestigious Schubert in Siberia” relates Bauer’s Thomas has recently sung the title role after his debut with the Northern Sinfonia Tippett A Child of our Time with the Philharmonic in Graz, Brahms’ Schneider-Schott Music Prize. adventurous recital tour with the in Rameau Platée for Stuttgart Opera and (Bach Magnificat) with Thomas Zehetmair, RPO and Sir Andrew Davis; Haydn “German Requiem” in Oslo with the On the opera stage, Bauer’ recent Trans-Siberian Railway. Staatstheater Nürnberg and Don Pedrarias he was asked to sing Haydn Creation in Nelson Mass and Britten Cantata Oslo Philharmonic, Bach’s “Christmas performance of the role of Stolzius Thomas E. Bauer is the founder Davila in Peter Sellars’ new production the opening concert of the Sage, Gateshead Academica with the Internationale Oratorio” with the Gewandhaus under the baton of Ingo Metzmacher and director of the Kulturwald Festival of Purcell The Indian Queen for English and more recently Mozart Requiem. Bachakademie Stuttgart and Jeffrey Tate. Orchestra in Leipzig, Schoenberg’s in Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s in the Bavarian Forest.

18 | Arcangelo Three Bach Magnificats | 19 ALINA IBRAGIMOVA CAST BACH VIOLIN CONCERTOS 30 October 2015 Release Available to order Arcangelo and download from: www.hyperion-records.co.uk DIRECTOR/ VIOLA ORGAN/ HARPSICHORD Oliver Wilson (principal) HARPSICHORD Jonathan Cohen Rebecca Jones Ashok Gupta John Crockatt TIMPANI SOLOIST CELLO Alan Emslie SOPRANO Luise Buchberger (principal) Joélle Harvey Tim Smedley Andrew Skidmore SOPRANO SOLOIST Rachel Ambrose Evans MEZZO-SOPRANO DOUBLE BASS Penelope Appleyard “One of the outstanding Olivia Vermeulen Judith Evans (principal) Esther Brazil players of her generation, Tim Amherst Jessica Cale SOLOIST Angharad Gruffydd Jones Ibragimova has already COUNTERTENOR OBOE Sian Menna Iestyn Davies Alexandra Bellamy Cecilia Osmond been mesmerising audiences Frances Norbury Ruth Provost with her Bach for quite SOLOIST TENOR FLUTE COUNTERTENOR some time.” Thomas Walker Rachel Brown David Clegg Katy Bircher Daniel Collins Daily Telegraph SOLOIST Christopher Field BARITONE BASSOON David Gould Thomas E. Bauer Zoe Shevlin TENOR TRUMPET Matthew Beale VIOLIN Neil Brough Jeremy Budd Matthew Truscott (leader) Paul Sharp Guy Cutting Bojan Čičić (principal second) John Hutchins Nicholas Madden Anna Curzon Daniel Edgar HORN BASS Alice Evans Ursula Paludan Monberg Richard Bannan Jorge Jimenez David Bentley William Gaunt Julia Kuhn Johnny Herford James Toll Stephen Kennedy

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Three Bach Magnificats | 21 Arcangelo RAVE REVIEWS FOR Vilde with VILDE FRANG RECORDING Frang “Adroit, impassioned, FRIDAY, never shallow, 5 FEBRUARY Frang is the VILDE FRANG MOZART 2016 real thing” 19.30 —The Times VIOLIN ST JOHN’S CONCERTOS SMITH 1 & 5 ARCANGELO SINFONIA SQUARE JONATHAN COHEN CONCERTANTE Haydn and Mozart Concertos Arcangelo directed classic fm the times bbc music magazine by Jonathan Cohen  Featured album ★ ★ ★ ★  Concerto choice of the week ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No 1 in uk specialist “Frang’s playing is “Frang has the knack classical chart extrovert and confident” of breathing life into the sunday times every note […] compelling bbc radio 3 classical album of the week listening throughout with cd review: album ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ button-bright sound” of the week “The results are fresh and invigorating”

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‘Jonathan Cohen’s crack ensemble Arcangelo is making a name for itself…Karg’s sound is clear and effortlessly stratospheric, though the sound can be hard.’ GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE the observer EDITOR’S CHOICE, JULY 2015

Gramophone Awards 2015 Finalist

Amoretti, Arias by Mozart, Gluck and Gretry “Scene!”, concert arias with Christiane Karg, Berlin Classics by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Mendelssohn with Christiane Karg, Berlin Classics

J.S. Bach, Mass in B Minor, Hyperion Records

‘The musicianship is exquisite. Cohen’s cello Arias for Benucci — playing is softly lyrical … and Davies’s coloratura WINNER RECITAL CATEGORY Sunday Times Album shines … his embellishments are gorgeous.’ 2012 GRAMOPHONE gramophone AWARDS of the Week

“…his singing is full of character, whilst Cohen’s period band shines in the overtures to Paisiello’s Il reTeodoro in Venezia and Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Figaro.”

Porpora Cantatas Arias for Guadagni Arias for Benucci with Matthew Rose, with Iestyn Davies, with Iestyn Davies, Hyperion Records Hyperion Records Hyperion Records

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ARCANGELO with “Cohen’s lively incorporation of authentic performance practices hits just the right tone, WEDNESDAY, 1 JUNE 2016, 7:30pm, WIGMORE HALL and the soloists throughout are exceptional.” RELEASE DATE classic fm 30 OCTOBER 2015

Mozart and Haydn Concertos, Bach violin concerti, Hyperion Records with Alina Ibragimova, Hyperion Records

Tickets available at: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOMINATED VOCAL CATEGORY telephone: 020 7935 2141 2013 GRAMAPHONE AWARDS ‘One to treasure both for the sensitive and well-sustained singing of Christopher Purves and arcangelo directed by jonathan cohen “Sensitively accompanied for the wonderfully wide expressive range of Handel’s isabelle faust (violin); rachel brown (flute); anna lucia richter (soprano) by Jonathan Cohen’s ensemble music … Enjoyment is further enhanced by excellent Arcangelo... Prohaska attacks support from the instrumental ensemble Arcangelo bach the songs with elegant daring…” under Jonathan Cohen’s sympathetic direction’ Concerto in E for violin bwv1042 andy gill, the independent bbc music magazine jc bach Mein Freund ist mein, und ich bin sein from ‘Wedding Cantata’ bach Concerto in a minor for violin bwv1041

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bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor bwv1067 bach Non sa che sia dolore in G bwv209 bach Violin Concerto in A (arrangement by Brian Clarke of Harpsichord Concerto in A bwv1055) Enchanted Forest, Arias by Purcell, Handel, Handel’s Finest Arias for Base Voice Vivaldi, Monteverdi and Cavalli with Christopher Purves, Hyperion Records with Anna Prohaska, Deutsche Grammophon Arcangelo Three Bach Magnificats | 27 SUPPORT DONORS

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THE ENGLISH CONCERT: BURNEY’S JOURNEYS – THE GRAND TOUR Sunday 6 December, 7.00pm

THE VIENNESE SALON: CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA WITH DAME FELICITY LOTT Sunday 24 January, 2.00pm

Roderick Williams: SCHWANENGESANG Monday 1 February, 7.30pm

Quartets for the End of Time: Chilingirian Quartet Monday 22 February, 7.30pm