Secular cantatas, vol. 6 : Trauerode
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Emneord
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Winterreise
Franz Schubert
Cello sonatas
Dmitrij Sjostakovitj
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Anmeldelser (10)
MusicWeb international
2023 May
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Göran Forsling (f. 1942)
2023 May
"Elise Caluwaerts has obviously penetrated Alma Mahler's songs in depth ... Her readings are certainly well considered, full of insight and sung with great sensitivity. The dramatic moments are well catered for and in particular the five songs published in 1924 (tr. 13-17) are filled with ecstasy ... You can rest assured that the important piano part - far more than a simple accompaniment - is executed with superb assurance ... At any rate, this is at present the only issue of the really complete songs by Alma Mahler. I do urge readers unfamiliar with them to give them a listen in some form".
Politiken
d. 24. maj 2023
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Thomas Michelsen
d. 24. maj 2023
"Alma [fik] skrevet et halvt hundrede sange i sit liv, plus værker i andre genrer. 17 af sangene har overlevet, og de fås nu indspillet af den belgiske sopran Elise Caluwaerts og den danske pianist Marianna Shirinyan ... Caluwaerts' stemme har en fascinerende fokuseret glød (...) Shirinyan akkompagnerer med al den afventende følsomhed og indlevelse, man kan drømme om".
Kristeligt dagblad
d. 19. juni 2023
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Peter Dürrfeld
d. 19. juni 2023
"Alma Maria Mahler (1879-1964) var en markant skikkelse inden for kunst, musik og litteratur i det 20. århundredes første halvdel ... Med en udgivelse fra plademærket Fuga Libra kan man nu høre hendes sange, tolket af den belgiske sopran Elise Caluwaerts, som bliver akkompagneret af Marianna Shirinyan ... I alt bliver det til hele 17 numre".
BBC music magazine
2014 September
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Hilary Finch
2014 September
"Karen Cargill's beautifully integrated, smoky mezzo reveals the full stature of these songs".
Diapason
2014 septembre
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Hélène Cao
2014 septembre
Diapason
2023 juin
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Sylvain Fort
2023 juin
Klassisk
2023, nr. 71
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Andrew Mellor
2023, nr. 71
"Alma Mahler komponerede i alt 50 sange, men i dag har vi kun noderne til 17 af dem, og dette er den første indspilning, der inkluderer dem alle ... Sangene på udgivelsen er fyldt med inderlige, dybtfølte følelser, som emmer af Almas levede liv ... Shirinyan er følsom og leveringsdygtig, og hun er ikke bange for at trække en stor, rapsodisk klang ud af instrumentet. Caluwaerts er mindre konsekvent. Jeg vil beskrive hendes stemme som værende mere nedtonet ... Et værdigt projekt, men nogle af sangene er bedre end andre, og det samme gælder fremførelsen".
BBC music magazine
2023 July
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Sarah Urwin Jones
2023 July
"[Their] dedication to reviving the spirit of Alma extends to using a Steinway from 1899, its rich, warm, expansive acoustic distinctive of its era.Yet it is exploiting Shirinyan's expressive playing which is the key every nuance in the score, never afraid to use its full volume or quiet rapture ... Caluwaerts, always dedicated, polishes the ebb and flow of Mahler's line ... But there are moments where the balance is off between singer and piano".
International record review
2014 September
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Roger Pines
2014 September
"Karen Cargill's voice was made for Gustav's music, and we can now determine that it suits Alma's as well. Cargill's voice is one of the loveliest that we have today ... Alma Mahler's five songs ... are a delight. Cargill sounds comfortable with all of them ... at her superb best with the disc's concluding song ... I will return to Cargill for vocal beauty".
The gramophone
2023 August
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Peter J. Rabinowitz
2023 August
"Alma Mahler's small output has provoked strong disagreement among listeners ... Still, it's well worth hearing - and while some of these songs show up now and then in miscellaneous collections, it's been a while since we had a recording devoted entirely to them. This release ... is therefore welcome - doubly so because the interpretations are distinctive. Elise Caluwaerts and Marianna Shirinyan largely resist the ehated 'fin de siècle' spirit that can easily overcome this music ... It doesn't hurt that Caluwaerts has a pure, light sound, with a well-managed vibrato ... This superbly engineered collection is well worth your attention".