A dynamic recital of art-song with Philippe Sly and Julius Drake at Toronto Summer Music Festival

By Stanley Fefferman, 24 July 2013

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Reviewed at University of Toronto: Walter Hall, Toronto on 23 July 2013

Duparc, Chanson triste, Op.2 no.4

Duparc, Phidylé

Ropartz, 4 Poèmes d'après l'Intermezzo d'Henri Heine

Ravel, Don Quichotte à Dulcinée

Wolf, 3 Michelangelo Lieder

Schubert, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus (Schiller), D.583

Schubert, Der Tod und das Mädchen (Claudius), D.531

Schubert, Erster Verlust (Goethe), D.226

Schubert, Ständchen (Grillparzer), D.920

Schubert, Der Doppelgänger, D.957m

Schubert, Wandrers Nachtlied I (Der du von dem Himmel bist) (Goethe), D.224

Schubert, Fischerweise (Schlechta), D.881

Philippe Sly, Bass-baritone

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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Stanley Fefferman

Stanley Fefferman is Professor Emeritus at York University, Toronto. He is active in classical, new music, and jazz circles as a writer and accredited performance photographer. His work is archived on Canadian sites The Live Music Report.com, Showtimemagazine.ca, and OpusOneReview.com. His website is here.