Gunter Wand's recent rendition of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony, on RCA, makes the cut....Peter Hill, a little-heralded but greatly gifted English pianist, has made a recital of works by Berg, Schoenberg, and Webern.
The singers -- Renée Fleming, the soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, the mezzo-soprano; Matthew Polenzani, the tenor; and René Pape, the bass -- addressed the music not only with a distinct approach to vocal weight and color but also with the kind of emotional flexibility that can make a three-hour recital seem just the right length.
Four years later she made a farewell recital tour in the United States and retired in 1979.
This mezzo-soprano, a favorite at the Metropolitan Opera in recent years, made a stunning recital debut a few seasons ago.
Since then she has pursued a sensible career, singing roles to which she is suited and making a few recital discs for EMI.
But concertgoers in New York had to take those qualities on faith until Wednesday evening, when he made a belated New York recital debut in the Singer's Art series at the 92nd Street Y.
Two years after she stepped in to a new production of Ambroise Thomas's "Hamlet" at the Metropolitan Opera on just a few days' notice, the German soprano Marlis Petersen made a belated, beautiful New York recital debut on Friday evening.
The Oxford lieder festival makes a point of mixing recitals by up-and-coming singers with appearances by established international artists.
When I was 6 years old, I made a mistake during a piano recital, and the audience began to laugh.
She's a wonderful, expressive and award-winning soprano making a rather late-planned New York recital debut, stepping in instead of another scheduled singer, Miah Persson.
