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2024-04-22 15:34:00
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Lorenzo Viotti, conductor. April 15, 2024.
Main Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Orchestra (Seat 20-23, 72.5 Euros).ProgramMahler's Symphony No. 9.When I booked the ticket for this concert Anne decided not to go because of her worries about jet lag and physical exertion. Jet lag has not been too difficult for either of us, and Anne felt quite good physically yesterday - our first day of arrival. By then, however, the concert was sold out. Before we got to Amsterdam, we didn't realize the tram stops from the hotel to the concert hall were practically door-to-door.As I described in the last entry, I didn't feel the acoustics of the concert hall was particularly amazing. For today's concert the orchestra sounded good enough, but the clarity I expected wasn't there.Of course this is a difficult Mahler piece to interpret, both for the orchestra and for the listener. What is undisputed is that this is Mahler's attempt at portraying the struggle between life […]
2024-04-20 09:51:00
A Leeds Songbook and a showcase performance: Leeds Lieder Young Artists 2024
[…] real identification with the song.Anton Kirchhoff (baritone) and Jou-an Chen (piano) moved from Debussy to Poulenc to Grieg. First, Debussy's Romance: 'L'âme évaporée', all lyric melancholy with a lovely darkness to the tone, then Poulenc's Le retour du Sergent, vividly done with great character and finally Grieg's Ein Traum, quite discreet at first but then he unleashed the power and really let rip. Cerys MacAllister (soprano) and André Bertoncini (piano) continued with Poulenc then moved to Mahler. First, Poulenc's Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon; 'C' was quite interior but offset with vibrant tone, whilst the chattering of 'Fetes Galantges' was vivid. Mahler's Liebst du um Schoenheit was concentrated and meaningful, really about the text.Biqing Zhang (soprano) and Yongqiu Yuan (piano) began with Richard Strauss and then moved to Zhang's native China. In Strauss' Schlagenherzen, Zhang brought real charm and character to the song, really filling the stage with her delightful presence. Zhou Yi's […]
2024-04-20 08:34:00
A day at Leeds Lieder Festival: Fauré, Boulanger, Mahler and more
Gabriel Fauré by John Singer Sargent, 1889Lecture recital: Gabriel Fauré and his mélodies; Graham Johnson, Sarah Fox, Florian Störtz; Leeds Lieder Festival at The Venue, Leeds ConservatoireGabriel Fauré, Lili Boulanger, Mahler, Roger Quilter, Muriel Herbert; James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook; Leeds Lieder Festival at The Venue, Leeds ConservatoireReviewed 18 April 2024A day of French song with a focus on Fauré, with Graham Johnson making us love the composer's late period, and James Gilchrist in fine form, from elegant Fauré to perfumed Boulanger, Mahler in comic mode and Roger Quilter with his heart on his sleeveThursday 18 April was A Day of French Song at Leeds Lieder Festival. In the morning the festival's Young Artists had a public masterclass with soprano Dame Felicity Lott concentrating on French repertoire, then at lunchtime pianist Graham Johnson was joined by soprano Sarah Fox and baritone Florian Störtz for a lecture recital on Gabriel Fauré and his mélodies, and Johnson went on join […]
2024-04-19 16:54:02
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