21 May 2013
A
heart-meltingly exquisite rendition of the final gentle aria from
Handel's oratorio 'Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità' was a
sublime way to end a lovely concert at St John's Smith Square in
London last Saturday. This was the encore by soprano Carolyn Sampson
with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, directed from the violin by Anne
Katharina Schreiber, at the end of a concert of music by Vivaldi,
Handel and Telemann with a seagoing theme. The concert was the final
event in this year's Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music. The
Freiburgers play standing up and were fascinating to watch – their
choreography demonstrating the excitement of baroque music that can
sometimes seem too restrained. Carolyn Sampson is a stunning singer –
particularly in the quieter arias – and got a rapturous reception
from a packed and knowledgeable audience.
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