Silver and Steel: Anna Lucia Richter at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 19 September 2014

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“Anna Lucia Richter’s focused soprano is silvery and immediately appealing”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam on 17 September 2014

Schubert, Das Lied im Grünen (Reil), D.917

Schubert, Im Frühling (Schulze), D.882

Schubert, Viola (Schober), D.786

Schubert, Erster Verlust (Goethe), D.226

Schubert, An mein Herz (Schulze), D.860

Schubert, Der Zwerg (M. v. Collin), D.771

Wolf, Frühlingsglocken, Op.9 no.4

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 6: Er ist's!

Wolf, Blumengruß

Wolf, Abendbilder

Wolf, Other (Wiegenlied im Sommer)

Wolf, Other (Liebchen, wo bist du? )

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 25: Schlafendes Jesuskind

Wolf, Other (Auf ein altes Bild)

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 31: Wo find' ich Trost

Wolf, Other (Zum neuen Jahr,)

Wolf, Other (Wohin mit der Freud? )

Wolf, Other (Nachruf)

Anna Lucia Richter, Soprano

Gerold Huber, Piano

Gerhaher and Huber beguile in Schumann at Wigmore Hall

Mark Valencia, 16th December

In the first of four Schumann recitals, the regular duo partners treat a packed Wigmore Hall to a glorious evening of Lieder.

*****

Emotionally compelling Gerhaher and Huber at Wigmore Hall

Nick Boston, 12th February

The German baritone and his frequent recital collaborator perform tragic evocations of insanity in Lenau settings with intense impact.

*****

Lords of all they purvey: Gerhaher and Huber perform Brahms

Mark Valencia, 12th December

The pleasure of Gerhaher’s comforting persona and his instinctive convergence with Huber’s pianism won over the Wigmore Hall audience – as they invariably do.

****1

Live audiences return to Wigmore Hall with Gerhaher and Huber

David Karlin, 13th September

A programme of Schubert and Berg Lieder are sung with ultimate mastery, albeit the programme goes long on melancholy and short on variety.

****1

Polished perfection: Winterreise at the Musikverein

Chanda VanderHart, 18th January

Whether one prefers more raw emotion and large-scale architecture or is thrilled by perfectly sculpted individual masterpieces, this was undeniably chamber music of the highest order.

****1

A Winterreise where the pianist leads the psychological journey

Mark Valencia, 16th January

Huber’s morbid piano here was chilling and pointed the way to a harrowing finale that never quite materialised.

****1

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.

Silver and Steel: Anna Lucia Richter sings Schubert and Wolf at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam