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Andrew Manze: Crazy for Baroque |
| Section: THE ARTS / MUSIC |
| Author: Tom Pniewski |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1999 |
| Size: 2,567 Words, 16,488 Characters |
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On the face of it, chamber and orchestral music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would not seem to have much to do with jazz and the likes of Charlie Parker. But British violinist-conductor Andrew Manze--who at 33 has become one of the most highly respected performer-specialists of so-called early music--begs to differ.
Manze's impassioned recordings and performances have excited critics and audiences around the world in a way almost unthinkable a generation ago. Then "early music" was the dusty province of musicologists, audiences were small and specialized, and the general view was that if you couldn't play classical music well you switched to early music, where nobody could tell the difference. Performances tended to be dry, adhering strictly to what was co...
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...anesca made its North American debut tour in November, with concerts at the Boston Early Music Festival, New York City, and Berkeley, among others. For those of us who believe in the eternal newness of the classics, Andrew Manze's concerts offer living, exciting proof.
For updated information contact Web sites of the Academy of Ancient Music (aam.com) or Harmonia Mundi (harmoniamundi.com).
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