Lieder
100 Years of German Song, 1810-1910, Schade, Martineau, Wigmore HallWednesday, 20 October 2010
As we take in news of the cuts that the arts will have to absorb, and wait for the Cassandras to start hollering, it's important to remind ourselves of one arts venue that won't be wiping one bead of sweat off its brow as a result of today's... Read more... |
Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano, Wigmore HallSunday, 30 May 2010
Ian Bostridge is one of those artists – Andreas Scholl is another – whose technique is so suited to the recording studio, his recordings so ubiquitously loved and lived-with, that the opportunity to see him perform live has become one of conflict.... Read more... |
Lawrence Brownlee, Iain Burnside, St John's, Smith SquareWednesday, 26 May 2010
We might have expected that the rising young bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee would include “Ah! Mes amis… Pour mon âme” from Donizetti’s La fille du régiment (that’s the number with the nine top Cs) in his Rosenblatt recital at St John’s, Smith... Read more... |
Julius Drake Birthday Gala, Wigmore HallWednesday, 23 December 2009
The term “accompanist” is no longer acceptable, no longer “politically correct” in musical circles, not least Lieder. It’s hard to imagine now that the relationship between a singer and his or her pianist was ever regarded as anything other than an... Read more... |
Wolfgang Holzmair, Andreas Haefliger, Wigmore HallSunday, 29 November 2009
There’s something beyond detailed and attentive musicianship that’s needed in Schubert’s last, most desolate song-cycle, Winterreise (“Winter’s journey”). It’s a dramatic arc that unites these 24 songs into a journey, the number of breaths in time... Read more... |
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