Great concert

Yesterday evening I went to the "Concertgebouw" in Amsterdam to view and listen to a classical concert. Bach's Brandenburgers (1,2 and 4)and some of Henry Purcell 's theathrical pieces were performed with Jordi Savall as director and Spanish orchestra Le Concert des Nations.

I did not like the first, Brandenburg Concerto no 2, but the rest was played very well with the Purcell's Suite  'The Fairy Queen' to my opinion as best part.

At the end there were several encores and the director even mentioned all members of the orchestra by name, rather special.

About Jordi Savall

Jordi Savall (b.1941) is a violin player & conductor from Catalunya. He has been one of the major figures in Early Music since the 1970s, and has been a major exponent of solo viola da gamba performance as well as various innovative approaches to ensemble. His repertory ranges from the medieval era to the French baroque and beyond.