WOUTER DEKONINCK

organist, harpsichordist, composer, artistic leader - REVIEWS

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About "Grosse Messe 1739 für Bach und Luther"

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Thüringer Allgemeine (read the full article here)

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"This masterpiece was achieved by the brilliant organist and conductor Wouter Dekoninck. And with him, the Hildebrandt Consort from Belgium, which plays in the highest league internationally"

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"It opens with the Prelude in E-flat major BWV 552, performed by Dekoninck with a vivid articulation and shiny sound on the large Trost organ."

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"[...] after about two hours of high enjoyment and deep spiritual immersion, this 'Große Messe' came to an end."

 

"The audience thanked Hildebrandt Consort with long, repeatedly trampling applause."

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Thüringer Allgemeine

Dieter Albrecht

24/04/2019

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Klassiek Centraal

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"I expect tremendous attention from the international Bach connoisseurs."

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"What an outstanding soloist choir!"

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"Instrumentally, we heard pure perfection in this small orchestral setting."

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"Impressive how he transformed an organ work into a complete mass that could have been composed by Bach himself."

Klassiek Centraal

Ludwig van Mechelen

26/06/2016

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About "[BACH]²: The Art of Transcription"

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Klassiek Centraal

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"Wouter Dekoninck is a man with a mission."

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"Dekoninck is a gifted organist, transcriber and pedagogue."

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"The hall was sold out long in advance and expectations were high after Jean Rondeau's previous concert.  The answer can only be positive: Sunday 23 October was an afternoon of top-notch baroque."

Klassiek Centraal

Veerle Deknopper

27/10/2016

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