Oxford Lieder Festival Celebrity Recital, 23rd October 2010

By Sebastian Scotney, 25 October 2010

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Reviewed at Holywell Music Room, Oxford on 23 October 2010

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder

Sophie Daneman, Soprano

Anna Grevelius, Mezzo-soprano

James Gilchrist, Tenor

Stephan Loges, Baritone

Sholto Kynoch, Piano

Perth Festival’s Russian Soul: The Story of Rachmaninov in Song

David Smythe, 27th May

Russian soprano Ilona Domnich, pianist Sholto Kynoch and enthusiast Michael White in a programme of songs and speech reflecting Rachmaninov’s colourful life.

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Henschel and Kynoch deliver a haunting Winterreise at Oxford Lieder

Mark Valencia, 27th February

Oxford Lieder's theme may be 'Winter into Spring', but in Schubert’s Winterreise, snow lies deep throughout with nary a glimpse of warmer prospects.

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In the footsteps of Hafez: exploring Persian poetry at Oxford Lieder

Mark Pullinger, 11th October

A deep-dive into the world of 14th-century Persian poet, Hafez, and his influence on song across the centuries.

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Dangerous Liaisons and Magic Horns close Oxford Lieder

Mark Pullinger, 26th October

The final day of Oxford Lieder's 80-event festival was framed by two recitals taking us from the world of German folklore andDes Knaben Wunderhorn, to the pain and drama of romantic entanglements.

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A Russian journey of the spirit at King's Place

John Johnston, 12th May

Joan Rodger's idiomatic soprano and the surging cello obbligato were revelatory in this symbolist paean.

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A Schumann rarity at the Oxford Lieder Festival

Roy Westbrook, 26th October

An old instrument, a veteran star singer, and a late rose all bloom at Oxford's annual songfest.

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Sebastian Scotney

Sebastian has written about music for the Daily Telegraph, Prospect, Arts Industry and the Bulletin in Brussels. He has been a professor at the Royal College of Music and has recorded a CD of the Mozart clarinet quintet with the Maggini Quartet.