The Rock Star of the Recorder in Bad Kissingen
Widely unbuttoned shirt, tousled hair, strongly masculine appearance, love for the show and the audience, a true stage hero has made an appearance in the spa town! But he doesn't play the electric guitar or shriek into the microphone. As soon as Piers Adams picks up his instrument and plays the recorder, precision, feeling and true passion follow. He is described as a rock star and a stage beast, filling concert halls and stadiums, but his art is in baroque music. Even that is only partly true, because from the first notes it becomes clear that he is a true rock star who interprets early music like no other… freely, easily and with a power rarely experienced in classical music.
The motto of the festival is "old music in a new guise", and the concert made this clear in the best sense of the word. Everything different, everything modern, and in particular a wonderfully refreshing voyage of discovery and a reinterpretation of old ideas. Adams has a whole battery of the most diverse recorders … he demonstrates the entire melodic and characteristic range of his instrument … producing tones and moods that leave the audience present in awe, wonder and true enthusiasm.
But the real magic of this concert, entitled "Baroque Alchemy", comes from the wonderful interplay with Adams' partner Lyndy Mayle on keyboard. Admittedly, the average concertgoer probably thinks to himself that the electronic organ is out of place in the time-honoured rooms of the Rossini Hall. But like so much about this concert experience, this unusual combination turns out to be a refreshing innovation. Never dominant, various sounds of the keyboard support the masterly and technically perfect playing of the recorder. From Renaissance sounds to spectral-atmospheric noises and even beats reminiscent of modern techno, Mayle's melodies support the sound of the various recorders in the best sense and create completely unusual sound experiences that thrill the audience. … The experiment "Old songs in a new guise" was a complete success and enriched everyone present with an extraordinary musical experience. And the audience rewarded this accordingly with thunderous applause and standing ovations.
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