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Little short of a revelation: Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset explore Wagner's influences with In the Shadows
In the Shadows: Auber, Bellini, Berlioz, Halévy, Méhul, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Spontini, Weber, Wagner; Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset; EratoReviewed 12 March 2024A wonderfully imaginative recital, showcasing both the wide range and variety of Wagner's musical influences as well as Spyres' own virtuosity and adaptabilityThe mature Richard Wagner would have wanted you to think that his art sprang directly from his imagination, without the influence of other composers, but the reality was more complex. The young Richard was something of a sponge, soaking up influences from all over. For instance, in 1833 Würzburg Theatre staged Giacomo Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable (premiered in Paris in 1831), it was the operatic event of the year. Richard Wagner's brother Albert was singing the title role and had managed to get Richard a job as chorus master at the theatre. 20-year-old Richard rehearsed the choruses of Meyerbeer's opera and this first exposure to the […]
2021-04-19 13:49:18
Corelli 100
This Week in Classical Music: April 19, 2021. Franco Corelli. For the past two weeks we’ve been so busy with Karajan that we missed an important date: the 100th anniversary of Franco Corelli. Corelli was one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century, who excelled on the biggest opera stages of Europe and America and left a wonderful recording legacy. He had a clear, powerful voice with a wide range, what the Italians call “spinto” tenor: he could handle both the dramatic roles (think of Mario del Monaco in the role of Canio in Pagliacci or Radames in Aida) and the lyric ones (like Pavarotti singing Rodolfo in La Boheme). It didn’t hurt that Corelli was also a handsome man with good acting abilities. Franco Corelli was born in Ancona on April 8th of 1921. His grandfather was a successful opera singer and many other family members sung either […]
2020-10-24 08:57:22
Anglais - Juan Diego Flórez returns to a Liceu in a State of Emergency
Normality comes back at Liceu – a kind of normality which we now know will never be a return to the past. This is being done in a brave, slow and difficult way, both for the staff and artists as well as for the audience. Juan Diego Flórez was due to offer a recital at Liceu last May and, after the pandemic forced it to be rescheduled, it was eventually divided into two sessions, on the 21st and 23rd October, in order to accommodate every person that had bought a ticket in a maximum audience capacity in the theatre of fifty per cent. He was accompanied at the piano by Cécile Restier, who had the opportunity to shine on her own in a number of short pieces which alternated between the songs. Juan Diego Flórez started – probably to actively engage with Beethoven’s year – with three pieces […]
2020-09-06 23:00:00
Schoenberg - Gesualdo - Brahms - Stravinsky - Robert Craft
Johannes BrahmsPiano Quartet No. 1Franz Schubert*Six German DancesJ.S. BachPrelude and Fugue BWV 552 "St. Anne"Chorale-Prelude BWV 631Chorale-Prelude BWV 654All arrangements Arnold Schoenberg, except* Anton WebernChicago Symphony OrchestraCBC Symphony OrchestraColumbia Symphony OrchestraRobert CraftSony 1964Igor Stravinsky Les Noces (1917 and 1919) Le Chant Du Rossignol Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (1947) Orpheus Chamber Ensemble The Gregg Smith Singers Columbia Symphony Orchestra Robert Craft Sony 1974 Carlo GesualdoVolgi, Mia Luce / O Dolorosa Gioia / Ardo Per TeQuando Ricente / Dolcissima Mia Vita Che Fai Meco / Questa Crudele / Adrita Zanzaretta Gagliarda Recessit Pastor Aestimatus Sum Canzon Francese Del Principe Igor Stravinsky Monumentum Pro Gesualdo E. Power Biggs organ Carol Rosensteil HarpsichordThe Gesualdo Singers including Marilyn Horne Robert CraftIgor StravinskyColumbia Symphony Orchestra Sony 1962Digital download, covers
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