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a genuinely touching, warm-hearted and classy example of the genre – and more imaginative in the choice of repertoire than most. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th December 2023
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Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs Volume 1
Mörike-Lieder Nos. 1-26
Sophie Daneman (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), Stephan Loges (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano)
their performances are acutely sensitive to Wolf's musical nerve system. And, best of all, a sense of intimacy, of close confiding with the audience, really does come over - invaluable for private... —
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Her Wolf is particularly luscious - never overworked but always emotionally direct, establishing the same flexible intimacy with the organ that we'd expect with a piano...Kožená sings superbly... —
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Wolfgang Holzmair & Imogen Cooper
Songs by Hugo Wolf
Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) & Imogen Cooper (piano)
Holzmair is at his best in those settings which reveal the soul's innermost questionings; he and Cooper capture the fragile ardour of 'Frage und Antwort', and the chromatic unease within 'I'm... —
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The Italian-language settings respond excellently to Mary Bevan’s silken, untroubled sound. This makes it a recital of two halves. Despite her beautiful voice – and it is truly beautiful: resonant,... —
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Hugo Wolf Recital
Salzburg Festival, 12 August 1953
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Wilhelm Furtwängler (piano)
This 1953 Salzburg Festival live recording will delight some and puzzle others. The sound is good, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is word-sensitive but slightly brittle, and Wilhelm Furtwängler rather... —
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