A Britten and Dowland winter warmer from Allan Clayton and friends

Von Mark Valencia, 05 Januar 2020

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“the performance all but demanded a new production to accommodate an A. Clayton Earl of Essex”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wigmore Hall, London, am 4 Januar 2020

Dowland, Preludium; Go nightly cares, the enemy to rest

Dowland, Come again! Sweet love doth now invite

Dowland, Away with these self-loving lads

Dowland, Sleep, wayward thoughts

Dowland, Come heavy sleep

Britten, Gloriana: The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex

Britten, Songs from the Chinese for soprano or tenor and guitar, Op.58

Britten, Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland, Op.48

Britten, Nocturnal after John Dowland for guitar, Op.70

Britten, This Way to the Tomb: Deus in adjutorium meum

Britten, Winter Words for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.52

Britten, I wonder as I wander

Allan Clayton, Tenor

Timothy Ridout, Viola

Sean Shibe, Gitarre

James Baillieu, Klavier

Benjamin Appls Liederrezital lässt genussvoll schmunzeln

Michael Vieth, 2nd February

Bei Appls Liedersammlung „Forbidden Fruits“ zeigte der neue Konzertsaal im Münchner Kulturkraftwerk Bergson fabelhafte Eignung für die Kammermusik.

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Buntes Programm, grandiose Stimme: Lise Davidsen an der Staatsoper

Isabella Steppan, 28th September

Von Lied über Oper bis zur Operette begeisterte Lise Davidsen gemeinsam mit James Baillieu im Rahmen eines Solistinnenkonzerts.

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A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Nick Boston, 10th August

A fitting farewell for Leif Ove Andsnes' Rosendal Chamber Music Festival: imaginative programming and excellent performances in an inspiring setting.

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El lied como himno: Lise Davidsen inaugura el veterano ciclo en Madrid

Juan José Freijo, 9th October

El acierto de Davidsen radicó en no intentar llevar su voz al territorio el lied, sino en traer las canciones a su zona de lucimiento.

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Lise Davidsen triumphs in Met Opera recital

Susan Stempleski, 14th September

In her New York recital debut, the young Norwegian soprano displays the extent of her vocal and theatrical power in an unusually wide-ranging program of songs and opera arias.

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Maestri and Bayankina shine in last-minute Verbier opera gala

Elodie Olson-Coons, 20th July

In Verbier's Salle des Combins, despite the change of programme, Ambrogio Maestri and Maria Bayankina deliver stand-out performances.

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.