Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake: Two Master Artists, Two Master Composers

By Renee Barrick, 10 March 2012

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Reviewed at Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia on 7 March 2012

Brahms, Other (Selection of Lieder, Ops. 48, 57, 71, 72, 85, 96)

Schumann, Dein Angesicht, Op.127 no.2

Schumann, Lehn deine Wange, Op.142 no.2

Schumann, Es leuchtet meine Liebe, Op.127 no.3

Schumann, Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op.142 no.4

Schumann, Liederkreis, Op.24

Ian Bostridge, Tenor

Julius Drake, Piano

Bumpy love songs from Roderick Williams and Julius Drake at PCMS

Cameron Kelsall, 12th February

A fully produced performance of Brahms' Die schӧne Magelone in Philadelphia, complete with on-stage narrator and bespoke drawings, proved less than the sum of its parts.

**111

Fauré Song Gala a showcase for the composer's mélodies

Mark Valencia, 13th September

Fauré was the finest of French songwriters. Stéphane Degout and Véronique Gens shine in a full-length evening in a packed Wigmore Hall.

****1

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake bring Night and Day to London

Mark Valencia, 24th November

Heinrich Heine settings by Schumann and Schubert are counter-balanced by Duparc and Cole Porter in a Temple Song recital reflecting on night and day.

*****

A scorching Diary of One Who Disappeared at Janáček Brno Festival

Gianmarco Segato, 12th November

Tenor Nicky Spence and mezzo Václava Krejčí Housková thrill with a theatrical take on Janáček's The Diary of One Who Disappeared with pianist Julius Drake.

****1

Alice Coote and Stuart Jackson bring Mahler to Middle Temple Hall

Mark Valencia, 11th November

Pianist Julius Drake and his two singers probe the audience’s collective soul with the depth of their Mahler performances.

*****

An intense Winterreise from Fleur Barron and Julius Drake

Edward Sava-Segal, 27th February

A young mezzo and a seasoned pianist performed a rendition of Winterreise that sounded very fresh indeed.

***11

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Renee Barrick

Renee lives in Philadelphia and was in charge of concert programming for the historical musical instruments collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for many years. She is also an organist and choral conductor, and loves great music of all kinds.