Superb Britten Gala opens Wigmore season

Par Roy Westbrook, 14 septembre 2019

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Critique faite à Wigmore Hall, Londres, le 13 septembre 2019

Britten, On this Island for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.11

Britten, A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo soprano and piano, Op.41

Britten, 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo for tenor and piano, Op.22

Britten, Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for baritone and piano, Op.74

Louise Alder, Soprano

Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano

Allan Clayton, Ténor

James Newby, Baryton

James Baillieu, Piano

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.

*****

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.

****1

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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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.

*****

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.

*****

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.

****1

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.