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Lost is my quiet : duets and solo songs


Reviews (6)


The guardian

d. 7. Sep. 2017

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Erica Jeal

d. 7. Sep. 2017

"Carolyn Sampson's soprano sparkles and Iestyn Davies's countertenor glides through the air in this compilation, individually and in duet. They sing together with an enjoyment of the music's ebb and flow that is clearly shared by their pianist, Joseph Middleton ... What's on offer here is beautifully judged, the two voices playing off each other and sharing nuanced expression".


Kulturradio RBB

d. 5. Oct. 2017

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Hans Ackermann

d. 5. Oct. 2017

"Mit Carolyn Sampson und Iestyn Davies haben sich zwei in Grossbritannien sehr renommierte Sänger zusammengetan ... Für ihre gemeinsame CD haben sich die beiden Sänger ein abwechslungsreiches Programm aus Sololiedern und Duetten von Henry Purcell, Roger Quilter, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy und Robert Schumann zusammengestellt ... Das rundherum hinreissende Album wird bei Wahlen zur "Lied-CD des Jahres 2017" kaum noch einzuholen sein".


Klassisk

2017, nr. 47

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Henrik Engelbrecht

2017, nr. 47

"Carolyn Sampsons sopran og Iestyn Davies' kontratenor klæder hinanden. .. Anbefalet, især måske i små doser".


BBC music magazine

2017 Christmas

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George Hall (musikanmelder)

2017 Christmas

"Choral & song choice: The art of vocal duetting is exemplified at its best in this recital by two of today's finest British singers, working with an accompanist of equal merit ... Each singer has solo items ... Yet the most memorable tracks are inevitably the duets, with Joseph Middleton's striking playing reminding us how essential pianism is to such enterprises".


The gramophone

2017 November

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Richard Wigmore

2017 November

"Editor's choice: Carolyn Sampson and Iestyn Davies make a symbiotic partnership in these assorted duets, their tone (not least their control of vibrato) and style ideally matched. They are compelling interpreters, too, with an infectious sense of shared enjoyment ... Here is a captivating, unhackneyed programme, presented by singers - a double act in a thousand - and pianist with a style and allure it would be hard to beat ... No one remotely drawn to this repertoire should hold back".


Opus

2017, nr. 78

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Hanna Höglund

2017, nr. 78

"När man passerat Purcellarrangemangen ... kommer skivans Mendelssohn- och Robert Schumann-parti där counter- och sopranröst smälter samman som vore de ett och inte två. Och när framför allt Davies sjunger solo, i Mendelssohns "Scheidend" och Schumanns "Nachtlied", är det omöjligt att inte dåna en smula. Det är så mycket tysthet, stillhet och hundra procent koncentration i den rösten".