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from notes by Elizabeth Kenny © 2008
extrait des notes rédigées par Elizabeth Kenny © 2008
Français: Hypérion
aus dem Begleittext von Elizabeth Kenny © 2008
Deutsch: Elke Hockings
Dowland: Awake, sweet love ‘Restores a dimension of beauty that is often sacrificed in present day performances … Happy the family that spent its leisure hours with this mu ... ‘James Bowman’s usual ease of tone is in full evidence here. He gives us meltingly sweet, gorgeous, resonant high notes, and fluidity of vocal line. M ...» More |
Dowland: Lute Songs; Britten: Nocturnal Mark Padmore is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest tenors working today. He is admired—among other things—for his ‘extraordinary diction and whispering chamber-like intimacy … [his] joy in conveying the emotional core of each situation’ (Gra ...» More |