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American opera singer (1840-1910)
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- United States of America, German Empire
- singer, opera singer, actor, stage actor
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2021-10-07 06:30:31
Con arte e maestria - Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the dawn of the Italian Baroque
Con arte e maestria - Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the dawn of the Italian Baroque, Oliver Webber, Steven Devine, Monteverdi String Band In Focus; Resonus Classics Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 November 2019 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A dazzling yet intelligent and engaging exploration of the Italian virtuoso art of ornamentation in the early BaroqueWhen the Milanese violinist Francesco Rognoni captioned his piece Io son ferito (from the second volume of his Selva di varii passaggi) 'Modo di passeggiar con arte e mestria' - ' manner of ornamenting with art and mastery' he used a phrase which is still used today 'con arte e maestria' to denote excellence and consummate craftsmanship in creative fields.On this Monteverdi String Band In Focus disc from Resonus Classics, two members of the Monteverdi String Band, Oliver Webber (violin) and Steven Devine (organ and harpsichord) return the phrase to its original use and explore […]
2021-03-08 08:39:20
The undeservedly neglected lieder of Josephine Lang are at the centre of this lovely recital from Scottish-German mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison
[…] phrases, then comes another minor poet, Hermann Lingg, in 'Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer' which has a grave beauty to its melancholy lyricism. 'Madchenlied' uses a text by Paul Heyse also set by Schumann; here the song has a melancholy longing which rises to passion. The name of Hans Schmidt's 'Sapphische Ode' refers simply to the poetic form rather than the subject matter, and here Brahms is dignified and inward. 'Alte Liebe', setting Karl August Candidus, is a darker piece, flowing yet full of complex emotions, and in her booklet note Susan Youens links the song to Brahms' unrequited love for Clara Schumann and the song even borrows a motif from one of Clara's pieces. 'Mein Liebe ist grun' continues the Schumann connection by setting words by Robert and Clara's son Felix (who died from TB aged just 25); a song full of stormy passions and chromatic harmonies. Josephine Lang […]
2019-07-31 06:00:24
“Lerchengesang”: Brahms’ Most Ethereal Song?
Lerchengesang (“The Lark’s Song”) from 4 Songs, Op. 70 must rate as one of Johannes Brahms’ most ethereal and atmospheric songs. The text, by Karl August Candidus, pulls us into a floating, twilight dreamscape of passing memories amid “ethereal distant voices” and the “heavenly greetings of the larks.” Unfolding in gently-lapping arpeggios, the piano line drifts into the delicate upper registers with a sense of eternal longing and lament. This recording, featuring Renée Fleming and pianist ...
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