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Ensemble Caprice and conductor Matthias Maute have gained wide attention for often controversial interpretations of Baroque music that have energy and strong popular appeal. This reading of highlights from Handel's Messiah, HWV 56, will be controversial as well, but it's cleanly executed and succeeds on its own terms. The first unusual aspect is the size, with just 12 singers from the Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec. This decision was necessitated by Canadian coronavirus-era restrictions, but the performers very much make a virtue of necessity, pointing out that the original performance of the work likely involved only 16 singers. Maute balances his forces elegantly, and the lively performance never feels underpowered. Some of Ensemble Caprice's trademark quirks are here, including quite brisk tempos and some swoopy vocal phrasing (consider "All we like sheep" or the "Hallelujah" chorus), but the coordination between singers and orchestra is impressive. The sound environment of the Maison Symphonique de Montréal works well here, and this is at the very least a fresh Messiah among the dozens that crowd apps and airwaves at holiday time.
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Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Aaron Kramer, Lyricist - Jaap Nico Hamburger, Composer - I. L. Peretz, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (Excerpts) (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Karina Gauvin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Karina Gauvin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 (Excerpts) (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 (Excerpts) (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Karina Gauvin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Lyricist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble, MainArtist - Matthias Maute, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec, Choir, MainArtist
2021 Leaf Music 2021 (P) Leaf Music
Album review
Ensemble Caprice and conductor Matthias Maute have gained wide attention for often controversial interpretations of Baroque music that have energy and strong popular appeal. This reading of highlights from Handel's Messiah, HWV 56, will be controversial as well, but it's cleanly executed and succeeds on its own terms. The first unusual aspect is the size, with just 12 singers from the Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec. This decision was necessitated by Canadian coronavirus-era restrictions, but the performers very much make a virtue of necessity, pointing out that the original performance of the work likely involved only 16 singers. Maute balances his forces elegantly, and the lively performance never feels underpowered. Some of Ensemble Caprice's trademark quirks are here, including quite brisk tempos and some swoopy vocal phrasing (consider "All we like sheep" or the "Hallelujah" chorus), but the coordination between singers and orchestra is impressive. The sound environment of the Maison Symphonique de Montréal works well here, and this is at the very least a fresh Messiah among the dozens that crowd apps and airwaves at holiday time.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:31
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ensemble Caprice Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec Matthias Maute Karina Gauvin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Leaf Music
- Genre: Classical
2021 Leaf Music 2021 Leaf Music
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