A tube in his nose, wheelchair bound, Frans Brüggen conducts his last filmed concert

Van says:

August 14, 2014 at 12:31 am

Does anyone this piece and composer?

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norman lebrecht says:

August 14, 2014 at 8:35 am

Rameau, Les Boréades

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J.R.K. says:

August 14, 2014 at 1:18 am

How fitting! The most beautiful piece of the most beautiful opera of Rameau, Les Boreades, to bid farewell to this world.

I’ll always treasure Brueggen’s Rameau recordings. They opened my eyes to the genius of that composer.

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Jan de Jong says:

August 14, 2014 at 8:51 am

Thank you
Frans Brüggen conducting his beloved Rameau on the 14th of May 2014. The concert was the final event of a five days residence of the entire Orchestra of the 18 C at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Five days full of inspiring workshops, master classes and rehearsals. The orchestra is the Orchestra of the 18 C doubled by the students. Frans Brüggen started in the Seventies the department of Ancient Music at the Royal Conservatoire.
http://www.koncon.nl/nl/Nieuws%20en%20concerten/Nieuws/5196/__Frans-Br–ggen-keert-na-45-jaar-terug-naar-het-Koninklijk-Conservatorium-met-Orkest-van-de-18e-Eeuw__.html

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Mike Schachter says:

August 14, 2014 at 10:11 am

Really heartbreaking.

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Marcy Jean Brenner says:

August 14, 2014 at 3:07 pm

Otherworldly! Magnificent, understated yet powerful. Beautiful tribute to Frans Bruggen.

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Petros Linardos says:

August 14, 2014 at 10:47 pm

Couldn’t agree more with Marcy. Thank you very much for posting, Norman.

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David Dyer says:

August 14, 2015 at 8:24 am

He was my idol as a recorder player. I grew up on his solo recordings and the 18th cent. A sweet, remarkable genius. Very lucky I got to meet him once. This recording is as beautiful as it gets.

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