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2017-03-04 07:36:00
New York Philharmonic – Alan Gilbert, conductor; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Christina Landshamer, soprano. March 1, 2017.
[…] which included quite a few solo lines. Today Huang did that part. After I posted the blog for the 2011 concert, a reader explained to me a second violin tuned a tone higher is used during some of the solo passages to generate a more brilliant sound. I guess we could called that a B violin. The song “Das himmlische Leben” was part of the fourth movement, and it was sung by Christina Landshamer. She sang in last year’s Messiah, and my comment that her voice was weak applies to tonight’s performance as well. The lyrics, describing a child’s view of heaven, were quite interesting. The Program Notes explained what all the saints are. Frank Huang being acknowledged by Alan Gilbert and Christina Landshamer at the conclusion of Mahler's Fourth Symphony. Sometime during the performance of the Mahler it occurred to me that Gilbert actually […]
2016-12-16 08:47:00
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Orchestra (Seat CC14, $50.50). ProgramMessiah (1741) by Handel (1685-1759). ArtistsChristina Landshamer, soprano; Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Polenzani, tenor; John Reylea, bass-baritoneConcert Chorale of New York – James Bagwell, conductorContinuo: Carter Brey, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Christopher Martin, trumpet; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Kent Tribtle, organ. We have tickets to the Dec 18 performance by the NJ Symphony, but won’t be able to make it because of a commitment at church, so we decided to go for this one by the NY Phil. Actually the billings are impressive: this is the first series that I know of that Gilbert will be conducting, perhaps as a farewell gesture? I have heard three of the four soloists before, and have enjoyed their singing. Anne’s only “complaint” was she would have enjoyed the Westminster Symphony Choir more than the Concert Chorale that was on the stage tonight. […]
2016-05-15 17:38:37
Shooting in low light
[…] being filmed in this production, one’s heart goes out to him. American soprano Sara Jakubiak replaced a colleague late, and perhaps these are not ideal circumstances in which to make her first acquaintance. As noted above, her scenes are directed with indifference, but there is not much to respond to in her mewly, monochromatically forlorn Agathe. She and her irritable, hulking Max will make a terrible life together. Somewhat better is the Ännchen of Christina Landshamer, who gets no more help from the staging but fitfully suggests a young woman whose chipper demeanor is a shield in a bleak world. It is not the worst solution to what can be an annoying soubrette role. There are better-known and better-publicized German basses than Georg Zeppenfeld, but while I watched and listened to this, I wondered if there are any better ones. I have previously seen Zeppenfeld make a great deal of […]
2016-02-18 16:00:05
Sweetness and light
[…] but her monologue reflecting on the aging process was touching more than moving. Her lush soprano was very much in evidence in Act Three, soaring splendidly in the glorious final trio. Still, I think Majeski could be a major exponent of this role with a few more years of experience. All the tools are in place. In Act Two, in the wonderful “Presentation of the Rose” music, Sophie Koch as Octavian and Lyric debutante Christina Landshamer as Sophie sang with silvery beauty, but the chemistry between to two was simply nonexistent. The moment when these two are supposed to fall in love at first sight fell flat; in fact, in their first duet scene accompanied by Sophie’s Duenna Marianne, Ms. Koch appeared to wish to escape the room rather than being overcome with passion. She also seemed a bit too cool in general, though she was appropriately coltish in the […]
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