Alastair Miles: Lieder by Wolf & Brahms
Alastair Miles (bass) & Marie-Nöelle Kendall (piano)
Miles's oaken depth of tone and amplitude of line are impressive, and ultimately moving...This is not, perhaps, a disc to play straight through. But it's a nobly sung recital, confirming that...
Alastair Miles: Lieder by Wolf & Brahms
Alastair Miles (bass) & Marie-Nöelle Kendall (piano)
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Miles's oaken depth of tone and amplitude of line are impressive, and ultimately moving...This is not, perhaps, a disc to play straight through. But it's a nobly sung recital, confirming that...
About
Alastair Miles is internationally recognised as one of the world's leading basses, appearing regularly with acclaimed opera companies such as WNO, Glyndebourne, ENO and the Royal Opera, as well as with conductors such as Giulini, Harnoncourt, Muti, Rattle, Gergiev, Gardiner, Norrington, Davis and Dohnanyi.
On this new recording he explores some gems of the Lieder repertoire from Hugo Wolf and Johannes Brahms, ably accompanied by pianist Marie-Nöelle Kendall.
Contents and tracklist
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
- Alastair Miles, Marie-Nöelle Kendall
Awards and reviews
May 2014
Miles's oaken depth of tone and amplitude of line are impressive, and ultimately moving...This is not, perhaps, a disc to play straight through. But it's a nobly sung recital, confirming that the leading English operatic basso cantante is also a Lieder singer of intelligence and insight.
May 2014
From the start to the finish of this CD, Kendall works well with Miles, from the gentle to the unrestricted, and he is in very good voice, all in a clear acoustic.
Opera Now
after the 174 bars of hectic introduction to Wolf ’s Prometheus, Miles’s voice bursts into the first line of the song with a vengeance. And so it continues through the programme – a rich and resonant tone, even throughout its easy range, excellent diction and a strong identification with the text.
