by juanalvaro | Oct 12, 2010 | Reviews
Conductor Arthur Fagen had drawn a clean and lyrical sound from the Concert Orchestra in the pit and, additionally, captured with it the spirited momentum, the buoyant and snappy pacing from which Rossini’s fertile and sometimes febrile score benefits.Peter Jacobi,...
by juanalvaro | Aug 26, 2010 | Reviews
Der Bozner Aufführung von Donnerstagabend kam also ein Premierencharakter zu! Unter der Leitung von Arthur Fagen nahm sich das Haydnorchester der heiklen Aufgabe an, das einsätzige Werk in seiner kontrastreichen Struktur so gut als möglich instrumental umzusetzen, hie...
by juanalvaro | May 4, 2010 | Reviews
Arthur Fagen and his Orchestra accompany with a fine sense of ensemble. Jan Smaczny, BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 “clarity and precision of touch is evident in the playing throughout, allied to a natural musicality, and a positive sense of structure shared...
by juanalvaro | May 4, 2010 | Reviews
“The Magic Flute” charming and whimsicalArthur Fagen, a regular conductor with this company, brought out colors from the orchestra and paced the drama sympathetically.Pierre Ruhe, www.ArtsCriticATL.com, April 26, 2010Members of the cast sang their arias...
by juanalvaro | Mar 22, 2010 | Reviews
Maestro Fagen’s “Don Juan” suggested virility, flirtatiousness, heroism, disgust in self and fatalism, all Strauss meant to reveal in the score about that intriguing literary hero. The orchestra did the conductor’s bidding faithfully. The piece was beautifully played,...
by juanalvaro | Feb 21, 2010 | Reviews
“As in previous installments in this series, Maestro Fagen demonstrates his sensitivity to the seething emotions and drama inherent in these magnificent [Martinu] symphonies. His orchestra plays with the unmistakable authority and confidence of a band of Czech...
