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 ...
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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...
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