A puppet little match girl passion at Spitalfields Winter Festival

By Paul Kilbey, 17 December 2012

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Reviewed at Shoreditch Church, London on 14 December 2012

Praetorius, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott!

Praetorius, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

Aichinger, Noe, noe

Bach, Jesu, meine Freude - motet, BWV227

Hassler, In dulci jubilo

Traditional, Maria gennem torne går (arr. H. Metz)

Kirkpatrick, Away in a manger (Derude i stalden, arr. Chambers & Bo Holten)

Lang, The Little Match Girl Passion

I Fagiolini

Robert Hollingworth, Director

Matthew Robins

I Fagiolini make their Lammermuir Festival debut

Simon Thompson, 7th September

In their Lammermuir Festival debut, I Fagiolini strike spiritual and musical gold with the Monteverdi Vespers... at least in the first half.

****1

I Fagiolini bring drama and heartbreak to the Turner Sims

David Truslove, 23rd April

Well defined performances of Monteverdi madrigals are sung with I Fagiolini’s customary ease and involvement.

****1

Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in their shining glory from I Fagiolini

Nick Boston, 29th September

I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble give a very special performance at Kings Place.

*****

Ancient and Modern: a beautiful Winter Chorale

David Smythe, 9th December

The Scottish Ensemble is joined by I Fagiolini in a Winter Chorale linking ancient and modern music for Advent and Christmas.

****1

Monteverdi's other Vespers

Charlotte Valori, 22nd November

I Fagiolini's very interesting programme of music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries pulls together a wide range of works, but somehow lacks an ensemble feel.

***11

Proms celebrates Monteverdi with I Fagiolini

David Karlin, 17th July

Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini provide a whistle-stop tour of Monteverdi's different styles, from madrigals to opera, dance and sacred music, with a newly commissioned contrast from former member Roderick Williams.

***11

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.