Reading it was becoming a drudgery. He was born in Fulham the son of Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner and his wife Hedwig, née Von Rosen. This concert-staging of “Handel’s sexiest opera”, directed by Thomas Guthrie, was the only London date on a prestigious European tour. Gardiner's CD's Bob Henderson wrote (March 9, 2005): John Eliot Gardiner's four CD set came yesterday. John Eliot Gardiner conducted this longer opera sitting on a high stool at the left center on the stage. He was a student at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Kibbo Kift youth group.. Bach's cantata BWV 106, "Actus tragicus," is known as his funeral cantata expressing in the words of Albert Schweitzer a contrast of the way Bach stated Christ's suffering and pain as opposed to his proclamation of the joy of salvation -- a message more akin to the text from the other half of this recording, Bach's Easter Oratorio. Initially he was a youth leader, involved in exchanges with Germany. In spite of the wonderful title, I found the prose tedious and over my head, or perhaps tedious because it was over my head. John Eliot Gardiner grew up passing one of the only two authentic portraits of Bach every morning and evening on the stairs of his parents’ house, where it hung for safety during World War II. per CD including postage. John Eliot Gardiner's cycle of the Monteverdi operas with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists will conclude with "L'Incoronazione di Poppea" ("The … Listen to Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 interview with Studs Terkel, through the WFMT Radio Archives, here. (Six days from London, a record for a transatlantic order). He was educated at West Downs school from 1913, Rugby School, and then at Bedales School. J.S. British conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his wife Isabella pose during a press conference in the Bachmuseum in Leipzig, Germany, 13 February 2014. Leipzig, Germany. Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique as they perform Beethoven’s 8th and 9th symphonies, featuring Lucy Crowe, soprano; Jess Dandy, contralto; Ed Lyon, tenor; Matthew Rose, bass; and The Monteverdi Choir. Once again he showed an innate sympathy and understanding of this music, which flowed naturally throughout the performance; the glowing quiet coda of the reunited lovers elicited a few romantic sighs from the audience. I believe these are not yet available in the US. The conductor, well known as a specialist of 18th century music, has been … Nonetheless, John Eliot Gardiner managed to write 558 pages about him. On Thursday 2 May 2019, the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, led by John Eliot Gardiner, brought a new production of Semele to “London’s oldest new theatre” at Alexandra Palace. I decided to cut my losses at Page 84, so to say that I read "Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven" is a lie. Early life. I collect Suzuki and I have a smattering of others. 13th Feb, 2014. He has been studying and performing Bach ever since, and is now regarded … John Eliot Gardiner, a founder of the period-instrument movement who turns 70 this month, has a soft spot for Bach — as evidenced by his nine-hour marathon last week. The cost: about $23. Directing this 2019 live performance of Semele, John Eliot Gardiner radically altered his approach to music he’d recorded 40 years earlier.Now Handel’s score is all about sex: Semele, the sultry kitten who dares love Jupiter, sets the mood, which choir and band run with, while jealous wife Juno lashes out.