Further acclaim for Tristan und Isolde
18 Jan 2025 |
"Nielsen perfectly recreated the masterful Wagnerian world in one of his richest and, above all, most romantic scores... [He] gave us a version full of nuances, with marked contrasts and pending the details and the stage. A classic version but without mannerisms, looking for the essence of a music... I would venture to say that the BOS was in a state of grace in ...undoubtedly one of the best nights in the Euskalduna pit, with a sound that had nothing to envy to what can be heard in the best Central European theatres."
plateamagazine.com
"One of the greatest achievements of the conductor Erik Nielsen was to find a perfect balance between the orchestra's dense and powerful sound and all the voices... [He] gave an excellent interpretation of the score and managed the miracle of not hiding a single voice on stage while keeping the orchestra at its most sublime during Wagner’s great climactic moments."
operawire.com
"Erik Nielsen at the head of a fabulous Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa: thanks to the strenuous but brilliant work of the conductor, attentive to the slightest inflection of the singers, but with a firm control of the orchestra, aware of every motif, color and sound plane and in command of the fluctuating tempi, you could enjoy a version with all the quality, richness, color and solidity that Wagner's dense and intense music requires."
operaactual.com
Critical acclaim for Bilbao Tristan und Isolde
18 Jan 2025 |
"Erik Nielsen ... showed his deep knowledge of Richard Wagner's German repertoire and musical soul, offering a brilliant, aerial and absolutely exciting interpretation of the paradigmatic title... It was a real experience to observe the direction of the conductor, his determination in the gesture, his ability to transmit the exact emotion, care and accuracy in the entries, how he draws each theme on the previous one or giving the entries to the singers, maintaining at all times the required expression and emotion and, above all, getting the orchestra to advance with a fluidity and clarity that make every line, every stratum and every motif be perceived with absolute clarity."
klassikbidea.eus
"But if anything gave air, atmosphere and intensity to this Tristan it was certainly Erik Nielsen's work in the orchestra pit... Wagner was convinced that Tristan could be enjoyed by listening only to the orchestra, which condenses a whole philosophy of life. Nielsen proved this with the serenity of spirit that characterized his work with this orchestra during the years of his musical direction, always enveloping, always within the work..."
scherzo.es
"Nielsen... delve[d] into the subtle scents flowing from the score. The tensions in timbre were elegantly adjusted, the dynamic modulations between the different sections of the orchestra were [well] compensated..."
beckmesser.com
Richard STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben
31 Jul 2024 |
New "Ring" in Erl
13 Jun 2021 | Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Das Rheingold in 2021, Die Walküre in 2022, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung in 2023. Complete Ring in 2024.
Conductor: Erik Nielsen
Director: Brigitte Fassbaender
BOSbaroque: Reinas händelianas
1 Jun 2021 | Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao
Erik Nielsen conducts from the harpsichord and is joined by soprano Elizabeth Reiter in an all-Handel concert with BOSbaroque, May 20, 2021.
Tchaikovsky 4 with BOS
15 Mar 2021 | BOS - Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao
On February 18, 2021, Erik Nielsen led a performances of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 with the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa.
Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with BOS
17 Dec 2020 | BOS - Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao
On December 16-18, 2020, Erik Nielsen conducted from the keyboard, leading performances of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa.
Schubert's Ninth with BOS
1 May 2020 | BOS - Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao
Erik Nielsen leads the Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao in this January 2020 performance of Schubert's Ninth. Listen to the audio on Facebook.
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