Henschel and Kynoch deliver a haunting Winterreise at Oxford Lieder

By Mark Valencia, 01 March 2021

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“a performance of powerful interiority”

Reviewed at Holywell Music Room, Oxford on 27 February 2021

Schubert, An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht (Schreiber), D.614

Schubert, Der Winterabend (Leitner), D.938

Schubert, Winterreise (W. Müller), D.911

Dietrich Henschel, Baritone

Anna Cavaliero, Soprano

Sholto Kynoch, Piano

Perth Festival’s Russian Soul: The Story of Rachmaninov in Song

David Smythe, 27th May

Russian soprano Ilona Domnich, pianist Sholto Kynoch and enthusiast Michael White in a programme of songs and speech reflecting Rachmaninov’s colourful life.

****1

In the footsteps of Hafez: exploring Persian poetry at Oxford Lieder

Mark Pullinger, 11th October

A deep-dive into the world of 14th-century Persian poet, Hafez, and his influence on song across the centuries.

****1

Dangerous Liaisons and Magic Horns close Oxford Lieder

Mark Pullinger, 26th October

The final day of Oxford Lieder's 80-event festival was framed by two recitals taking us from the world of German folklore andDes Knaben Wunderhorn, to the pain and drama of romantic entanglements.

****1

A Russian journey of the spirit at King's Place

John Johnston, 12th May

Joan Rodger's idiomatic soprano and the surging cello obbligato were revelatory in this symbolist paean.

****1

A Schumann rarity at the Oxford Lieder Festival

Roy Westbrook, 26th October

An old instrument, a veteran star singer, and a late rose all bloom at Oxford's annual songfest.

****1

Franz Schubert in 1824

Emily Owen, 4th October

Players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment play Schubert's Octet in F major alongside Lieder from 1824 sung by Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Robert Murray and Rozanna Madylus, accompanied by Sholto Kynoch.

***11

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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.