És un treball extraordinari d'unió d'una música fantàstica, interpretada quasi de manera perfecta, el marc és preciós, una escenificació molt bona, interpretació extraordinària (les mirades de Jesús i Pilat són més expressives que les paraules), la imaginació i execució de les imatges seguint la música i el text també les trobo perfectes, la direcció, la il·luminació, la introducció,....tot molt ben fet. Per posar-hi alguna "pega": Alguns crits de Jesús, pel meu gust, són una mica exagerats i extemporanis.
Once again Richter has superb control of the choir, orchestra, and plays the continuo - all from memory. Marvellous.Such a shame he died in his mid-fifties.
5つ星のうち5.0Glorious performance -- DREADFUL VIDEO DIRECTION
2006年3月16日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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Five stars for the musical performance / ONE STAR FOR VIDEO DIRECTION
As expected, this is an absolutely glorious performance. Karl Richter conducts equisitely; the chorus has a gorgeous tone and sings cleanly and brilliantly. The soloists are all strong, especially Peter Schreier's glorious Evangelist. Helen Donath -- one of the greatest, most expressive and intelligent sopranos of our time -- absolutely shines in her two arias with gorgeous tone and brilliant color. And Julia Hamari, whom I did not know before, sings with a lovely richness and beauty.
The performance absolutely deserves five stars for the musical performance. But what is this with the arrogant, outrageous video direction?!
During every aria, the video director shows us close-up detail shots of a medieval painting of the Passion. Why are we forbidden to see the soloists, orchestra and conductor in such an outstanding and powerful performance? Instead, we're shown -- over and over -- slow-motion details of a static painting.
Lost is our opportunity to watch these brilliant, skilled and intelligent performers delivering their craft. It was so engaging to watch Schreier, Schramm and Nimsgern in the declamatory sections, and my heart fell with disappointment every time an aria began and the camera left the concert and returned to the painting.
In the entire piece, we see Helen Donath and Julia Hamari singing for about two phrases each. That's all!
The Matthew Passion DVD is coming out, too. I'll buy it for the musical performance, and I'll be happy to listen to the piece. But it's so depressing to know that the visual experience will be so limited.