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Tag Archives: Rosenblatt Recital
Crouching pianist, hidden baritone: superb Simone Piazzola caught in Liszt ambush
Rosenblatt Recital: Simone Piazzola *** Wigmore Hall, 1st November 2016 Time honoured tradition has it that the pianist in a song recital plays the supporting role, hence the slightly derogatory term “accompanist”. Someone forgot to share that script with Giuseppe … Continue reading
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Tagged Donizetti, Giuseppe Vaccaro, Rosenblatt Recital, Simone Piazzola, Tosti, Verdi
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Still reigning: Leo Nucci’s masterly Rosenblatt Recital
Rosenblatt Recital: Leo Nucci **** Cadogan Hall, 13th October 2015 Received wisdom says “it ain’t over till the fat lady sings”. In the case of a Leo Nucci recital, it ain’t over till the Italian baritone’s sung “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata”. Nucci … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellini, Cadogan Hall, Donizetti, Italian Chamber Ensemble, Leo Nucci, Paolo Marcarini, Rosenblatt Recital, Rossini, Verdi
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Celeste Aida: Garifullina shines in Rosenblatt Recital debut
Aida Garifullina **** Wigmore Hall, 3rd December 2014 In the opera Boris Godunov, Varlaam, disguised as a monk, sings a drunken song about Ivan the Terrible’s siege of Kazan. The capital of Tatarstan was birthplace to one of the great Russian … Continue reading
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A tale of two Carmens: Ruxandra Donose’s Rosenblatt Recital
Ruxandra Donose: Rosenblatt Recital *** Wigmore Hall, 6th October 2014 Stepping in for an indisposed Carmen Giannattasio, Romanian mezzo Ruxandra Donose opened (and closed) her Rosenblatt Recital with… Carmen. “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”, with its intoxicating habanera rhythm, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Enescu, Fauré, Massenet, Offenbach, Roger Vignoles, Rosenblatt Recital, Rossini, Ruxandra Donose, Saint-Saëns, Verdi
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