Daniel Taylor enregistre avec le célèbre Cirque du Soleil :
Daniel apparaîtra sur la nouvelle bande sonore du Cirque du Soleil qui sortira cet automne.
Les critiques se sont prononcés à propos des concerts de Daniel et du TEM au festival Musique et autres mondes :
"Taylor has assembled a brilliant choir and conducts the singers with sensitivity and beautifully shaped lines."
Ottawa Citizen, 19 août
"S'il y a un meilleur contre-ténor dans le monde, il se cache bien."
"....the beauty of his sound and especially his phrasing are extraordinary.
He and some colleagues put on a brief concert of Lute Songs in St. John's at 11 p.m. Saturday. In addition to the lutenist,
David Jacques, the instrumentalists included viol da gamba players Susie Napper and Kyle Irving,
and some of the singing was done by the silver-voiced young soprano Agnes Zsigovics. Her singing was equal to Taylor’s in beauty.....
Among the highlights of the program were the opening duet, Come again, come again and Taylor’s rendition of the familiar folk
song O Waly, waly.
The late-night audience was substantial, if not at capacity, and the temperature in St. John’s had been reduced from broil to a gentle bake. "
Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen, 12 juillet, 2010
"La chorale de musique ancienne de Daniel Taylor tient en haleine un public captivé au festival Musique et autres
mondes d’Ottawa."
"That was celestial", said former federal cabinet minister Monique Begin July 11 at Knox Church, where she was among the music lovers who
were standing and cheering the performance by the superb choir of the Theatre of Early Music at Julian Armour’s Music and Beyond
classical music festival.
The group was founded and is directed by Ottawa counter-tenor Daniel Taylor, who conducted the singers in music from the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Theatre of Early Music also includes an orchestra, but this concert featured the choir on its own.
"I didn’t know Daniel Taylor before
this but I will now try always to listen to him," Ms Begin told me as we were leaving the church.
At the July 11 concert, the choir performed with spine-tingling beauty of tone and blend, in music by Tallis. William Byrd, Palestrina and others.
The choir capped the concert with a sublime performance of Allegri’s Miserere, which also featured a lyrical dance performance by Coleman,
Lemieux et Compagnie. Taylor has assembled a brilliant chamber choir, and the singers never sounded hard or shrill, even in some killer high notes.
Steve Mazey, Ottawa Citizen Monday, 12 juillet, 2010
Concert review: Bach Festival opener "Bach and Mary, Mother of God" performed lovingly
I recall a ring of my mother’s, a basket-weave pattern of strands of silver and gold, the two metals intertwined in a tight embrace.
That’s the best way I can describe the melding of the voices of countertenor Daniel Taylor and soprano Agnes Zsigovics
in Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s "Stabat Mater.," It was performed Friday at Packer Memorial Church, in the second half
of the Bethlehem Bach Festival’s two-part program entitled "Bach and Mary, Mother of God."
The "Stabat Mater," in its festival debut, was for me the highlight of an entire evening of lovingly performed music.
Pergolesi’s sacred masterpiece is a work of great tenderness and somber beauty. Conductor Greg Funfgeld coaxed a
lovely, rich chamber orchestra sound from the Bach Festival Orchestra strings, enhanced by the light touch of
Charlotte Mattax Moersch on organ. The hauntingly beautiful voices of Taylor and Zsigovics, she in her festival debut,
melted together like two precious metals, hers of bell-like clarity, his a more complex alchemy, with a sheen like liquid mercury.
Bach’s "Magnificat" was brisk and dramatic, with resplendent trumpet fanfares and solid,
full-bodied choral sections. Joining Zsigovics was soprano Rosa Lamoreaux, with a voice a bit brighter
and more transparent than Zsigovics’ creamy, velvety tone. Zsigovics’ soulful, yearning aria, "Quia respexit,"
with oboe obbligato by Mary Watt, was a highlight, as was "Esurientes implicit," sung by Taylor and accompanied
by flutists Robin Kani and Susan Charlton.
By Steve Siegel, Special to The Morning Call, May 9, 2010
Daniel est en vedette dans trois récentes parutions:
Carus 83.223
(1 cd)
mai 2010
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Zelenka. Missa Votiva (ZWV 18, 1739)
Soloists:
Joanne Lunn, soprano
Daniel Taylor, contre-ténor
Johannes Kaleschke, ténor
Thomas E. Bauer, baryton
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Stuttgarter Kammerchor
Directeur: Frieder Bernius
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SDG 165 Vol 2
(2 cds)
mars 2010
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Cantates du deuxième dimanche après la Trinité
J.S. Bach:
BWV 2 : Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
BWV 10 : Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
BWV 76 : Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
Heinrich Schütz 1585-1672 SWV 386 : Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
(recorded: Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris)
Solistes: Lisa Larsson, Daniel Taylor, James Gilchrist, Stephen Varcoe
Cantates du troisième dimanche après la Trinité
BWV 21 : Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
BWV 135 : Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
BWV 1044 : Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord
(recorded: the Fraumünster, Zürich)
Solistes: Katharine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Vernon Kirk, Jonathan Brown
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
Directeur: John Eliot Gardiner
La prestigieuse étiquette SDG de John Eliot Gardiner débute l’année 2010 en beauté
avec le deuxième volume de sa série des cantates de Bach, comprenant des cantates pour les deuxième
et troisième dimanches après la Trinité, enregistrées en direct en juillet 2000.
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HML5908357/59
(3 cds)
mars 2010
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Bach - Famous Cantatas Volume 1
J.S. Bach:
Cantata BWV21 : Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
Cantata BWV42 : Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats
Barbara Schlick, Gérard Lesne, Howard Crook, Peter Harvey & Piet Kooy
La Chapelle Royale
Cantata BWV12 : Weinen, Klagen, sorgen, Zagen
Cantata BWV38 : Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
Cantata BWV75 : Die Elenden sollen essen
Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy
Cantata BWV27 : Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende
Cantata BWV84 : Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke
Cantata BWV95 : Christus, der ist mein Leben
Cantata BWV161 : Komm, du süsse Todesstunde
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer
Collegium Vocale Gent
Directeur: Philippe Herreweghe
L’année 2010 marque le quarantième anniversaire de l’ensemble Collegium Vocale.
Fondée par Philippe Herreweghe à une époque où l’interprétation historique baroque
était encore l’affaire des spécialistes, le choeur belge a été
au coeur de la redécouverte de la musique sacrée de Bach.
“few, if any, versions of these cantatas match Herreweghe’s refinement
and gentle, unforced eloquence.”
Daily Telegraph, mai 2005
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2010 Festival Montréal en lumière.
“
Avec l’accompagnement lointain des feux d’artifice hivernaux de Montréal en lumière, le Theatre of Early Music a donné vendredi
soir à la Chapelle du Bon-Secours remplie à sa capacité un concert dont la vedette attendue était Dame Emma Kirkby.
Le directeur du TEM, le haute-contre Daniel Taylor, présenta affectueusement son amie et rappela quelques souvenirs de
leur carrière commune. Nous avons retrouvé, à 61 ans bientôt, la célèbre spécialiste britannique de la musique ancienne
telle que nous l’avons toujours connue au concert et au disque : souriant doucement sous son abondante chevelure blonde,
comme dans quelque tableau d’époque, et apportant une voix petite mais claire, souple et juste à des textes et des
musiques qui font manifestement partie de son être.
L’oeuvre principale au programme était le célèbre Stabat Mater de Pergolesi dans l’adaptation de Bach.
Pergolesi, dont la brève existence de 26 ans s’inscrit au milieu de celle, beaucoup plus longue, de son
illustre contemporain, reste un petit maître et l’on s’étonne que Bach s’y soit intéressé. Il a conservé
les deux voix solistes et l’instrumentation originale mais a remplacé le texte de Pergolesi par celui du
Psaume 51, modifié le contrepoint, changé certaines valeurs de notes et coiffé le tout d’un nouveau titre.
Détail intéressant, Kirkby, Taylor et le TEM ont enregistré l’oeuvre au Bon-Secours en 2006 sur un disque
BIS qui vient de paraître.
Le TEM, qui est en fait un ensemble vocal et instrumental à géométrie variable, complétait son programme
avec un Salve Regina du même Pergolesi confié à la chanteuse, un air sacré de Schütz livré avec intériorité
par Taylor, en voix lui aussi, et des pièces instrumentales de Fontana et de Schmelzer traduites avec une
savante recherche de l’articulation baroque.”
Claude Gingras, La Presse 20 Fev 2010
Daniel Taylor a provoqué l’arrêt du concert - New York, 16 décembre 2009
Daniel Taylor a provoqué l’arrêt du concert après avoir interprété l’aria de
la deuxième partie, "He was despised", la foule du Avery Fischer Hall ne pouvant retenir Bravos et
applaudissements au milieu de la présentation du Messie de Handel par le New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Stabat Mater - UK Gramophone Magazine : "Choix de l’éditeur" novembre 2009
“There are at least half a dozen recordings of Vivaldi’s Stabat mater that I wouldn’t want to be without but
this profoundly beautiful version leaps straight into their ranks. The Theatre of Early Music band is small
(just single strings and simple continuo) but its playing never feels underweight, and rhetorical qualities
in the music are clear yet unforced. ...Taylor’s intelligent and stylish singing belongs in a select class
alongside a few of the finest and sweetest voices of its type. ...the well chosen programme is rounded off
by Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (Bach’s creative yet respectful adaptation of Pergolesi’s Stabat mater,
using the text of Psalm 51), in which Emma Kirkby’s delicate singing elegantly blends with Taylor’s.”
BIS SACD-1546
Juin 2009
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Stabat Mater
Bach, Pergolesi, Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):
Sonata ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’ Rv130 - l’Orchestre du TEM
Stabat Mater, Rv621 - Daniel Taylor
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736):
Salve Regina - Daniel Taylor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (Psaume 51), BWV1083
(d’après le Stabat Mater de Pergolesi)
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Daniel Taylor, contre-ténor
Theatre of Early Music
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Jonathan Woolf (musicweb-international.com)
“A disc as lovely as this should not be overlooked. Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater has hardly lacked for fine recordings
over the years but here we have a performance of real distinction and allure. The Theatre of Early Music is a small band -
two violins, a viola, cello and bass, with lute and organ - but its tempo decisions and internal balancing are both exemplary.
Articulation is crisp - note the cleanly articulated cello line - and the timbral qualities of the string are auspicious.
Rhythms are buoyant, and the expressive qualities of the music are held in fine balance. To turn to specifics, the Quis est homo
is rendered with delicate refinement, a legato melsima of real eloquence. Daniel Taylor evinces no sense of forcing his counter tenor,
and no glorying in its very obvious qualities for the sake of it; some other counter tenors should take note. The tempo for the slow
Fac ut ardeat is judged to perfection, with its sense of motion ensuring that the textual meaning is perfectly conveyed.
Pergolesi’s compact Salve Regina again evinces strongly meditative qualities in this performance.
Here, in the Bach setting of the Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Taylor is joined by Emma Kirkby and their rapport is obvious,
the voices well blended, and as before the reflective sense of the chosen tempi conveys a great deal. It’s a very natural,
unforced performance with no extraneous gestures, vocal or instrumental, to distract. The depth and pathos are everywhere apparent.
... played with tactile excellence by the string players. ...this reflective disc brings impressive and sensitive qualities to bear,
and should on no account be overlooked. ”
BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 *****
“Emma Kirkby at her most serene is matched by Taylor as if they were two faces of a single musical entity.
With first-rate surround-sound recording and a warm ambience, this is a disc not to be missed.”
Classic CD Germany
“..with the gentle and sweet introduction of the sonata, director Daniel Taylor leads us with his singular
and wondrous technique - with his soft, warm and deeply moving voice - through the painful expression of
devotion found in the Vivaldi Stabat Mater and the remarkable Salve Regina. Emma Kirkby joins Daniel in
pure emotional harmony and the listener can only marvel at this degree of interpretation - recommended !”
Daniel Taylor - The Voice of Bach - disponible maintenant
Daniel Taylor et le Theatre of Early Music encouragent les mélomanes à commander leur CD directement
du bureau du Theatre of Early Music.
Prix: Canada : 20$. États-Unis : 22 $ CAD. International : 25$ CAD.
Ces prix incluent la livraison.
Ce disque sera également en vente lors des concerts de l’ensemble.
Commandez 5 disques et recevez-en un gratuitement!
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RCA RED SEAL
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October 2008
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Daniel Taylor - The Voice of Bach
J S Bach:
Nomination aux Juno 2009
Billboard Soundscan Top Ten
BBC 5 Étoiles
Meilleurs Choix De Gramophone
BBC 10 Sur 10
Recommandé Par Classical Music Magazine
Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Daniel Taylor, contre-ténor
Le Choeur et l’orchestre du Theatre of Early Music
Daniel Taylor, Directeur
Extrait:
4. ‘O Jesu Christ meines Lebens Licht’
Extrait:
7. ‘Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn’
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