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Wise Reviews |
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Press
Reaction to Powder Her Face in Bonn |
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“…Thomas
Wise`s sovereign leadership of the 15-man, very engaged
orchestra was more than convincing…”- Berlin,
die Tageszeitung, March 21, 2007 |
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“…
the musicians of the Beethoven Orchestra under Thomas Wise
deliver a concentrated reading…”-Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung, March 22, 2007 |
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“…the
singers and orchestra fill the colorful score with virtuosic
life. The musicians of the Beethoven Orchester and their
conductor Thomas Wise have audible joy with the vibrant
score and are rewarded - together with the rest of the cast
- with much applause …” - Bonn, General-Anzeiger,
March 17, 2007 |
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“…it
all has pizazz and a touch of depth and is held at an exquisite
trot by the musicians of the Beethoven Orchestra under the
direction of Thomas Wise.” - Essen, Neue Ruhr
Zeitung, March 20, 2007 |
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“…musically everything runs at best under Thomas
Wise´s direction…”- Rhein-Lahn-Zeitung,
March 17, 2007
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| Die
Zauberflöte: "The very Overture is all joyful
expectation; Thomas Wise is not only quickly underway with
the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, but pointedly, with verve and
dancing elegance." -General-Anzeiger, Bonn,
December, 2008 |
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Hansel
& Gretel: "...an opera for small and big people
alike, as the musical potency is brilliantly weighed out through
Thomas Wise at the helm of the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. Humperdinck´s
forest-wandering Wagner-veneration is not the only winner...singer-friendly
breathing in the orchestra pit."
-General-Anzeiger, Bonn, November 2007 |
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| A
Midsummernight´s Dream: "The complete emsemble,
the well-studied children´s and junior chorus as well
as the well dispositioned Beethoven Orchestra Bonn gave under
Thomas Wise´direction an excellent performance."
-General-Anzeiger, Bonn, September 2006 |
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| Kokain
(world premiere): "Thomas Wise conducted the Beethoven
Orchestra with much feeling for subtle atmospheres."
-Die Welt, Berlin, March 2005 |
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| "Thomas
Wise and the Beethoven orchestra proved to be excellent translators
of a score, which knows and applies all genres of e-music."
-Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf, March 2005 |
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| Ives
Complete Works for Violin & Piano: "There are
moments of quiet epiphany which Wakabayashi and Wise bring
off breathtaking intensity and beauty of sound. "-BBC
Music Magazine (++++/++++ rating) |
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