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Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Ben Glassberg

Contemplation

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The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There’s also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor;...

BBC Music Magazine, December 20245 out of 5 stars

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Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Ben Glassberg

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The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There’s also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor;...

BBC Music Magazine, December 20245 out of 5 stars

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“Contemplation has enabled a powerful introspection within me, etching a path to my innermost self. It is with great anticipation that I now reveal this path, in the hope of forging a heartfelt connection with you. I present this to you, imbued with the sincerity of my emotion, and extend an invitation for you to accompany me on this journey.” – Huw Montague Rendall

Contemplation is the debut album for Huw Montague Rendall, showcasing his multifaceted talent and stylistic sensitivity.

It spans three centuries, the idioms of opera, operetta, Broadway musical, lied and mélodie with arias and songs by Mozart, Thomas, Gounod, Duparc, Messager, Mahler, Korngold, Rodgers and Britten.

In a duet from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte the baritone is joined by Canadian soprano Elisabeth Boudreault.

“A voice of exhilarating beauty” – ResMusica

“a fantastic talent” – Le Figaro

Contents and tracklist

Thomas, Ambroise: Hamlet, Act 3: Récitatif. "J'ai pu frapper le misérable" - Air. "Être ou ne pas être" (Hamlet)
Work length5:40
Gounod: Faust, Act 2: Récitatif. "Ô sainte médaille" - Air. "Avant de quitter ces lieux" (Valentin)
Work length3:52
Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act 2: Tanzlied des Pierrot. "Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen" (Fritz)
Work length4:26
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Work length16:46
No. 1, Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Track length4:09
No. 2, Ging heut' morgen über's Feld
Track length3:52
No. 3, Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
Track length3:09
No. 4, Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz
Track length5:36
Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Look Through the Port" (Billy)
Work length5:28
Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Act 1: Ballade. "Mab, la reine des mensonges" (Mercutio)
Work length2:32
Duparc: Chanson triste
Work length3:27
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: Aria. "Hai già vinta la causa" (Almaviva)
Work length4:57
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Canzonetta. "Deh vieni alla finestra" (Don Giovanni)
Work length2:15
Messager: Monsieur Beaucaire, Prologue: Chanson de la rose rouge. "Au jardin où les fleurs sont écloses" (Beaucaire)
Work length3:55
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2
Work length7:49
"Papagena! Weibchen! Täubchen!" (Papageno, Die drei Knaben)
Track length5:16
Duett. "Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena" (Papageno, Papagena)
Track length2:33
Rodgers, R: Carousel, Act 1: "Soliloquy" (Billy)
Work length7:28
Mahler: 5 Rückert-Lieder: No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Work length6:45

Spotlight on this release

Awards and reviews

  • BBC Music Magazine
    December 2024
    Opera Choice
  • Gramophone Magazine
    November 2024
    Editor's Choice
  • Presto Recordings of the Year
    Finalists 2024
  • Presto Recordings of the Year
    Finalists 2024
    Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2025
    Nominated - Vocal Music
  • Gramophone Magazine
    Critics' Choice 2024
  • Gramophone Awards
    2025 Winners
    Voice & Ensemble
  • International Opera Awards
    2025
    Shortlisted - Solo Recording

December 2024

The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There’s also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor; a real collaboration has taken place, and the results are quite something.
5 out of 5 stars

November 2024

Montague Rendall’s characterisations are consistently focused and tellingly insightful throughout...It’s a superb recital and a most distinguished debut, and I cannot recommend it too highly.

29th August 2024

His debut solo recording justifies the buzz. Hamlet’s soliloquy from Ambroise Thomas’s opera – velvet-toned, nuanced, with beautifully floated high notes – sets the tone for an eclectic programme on themes of self-discovery...he’s heartbreakingly engaging as Britten’s Billy Budd and puts in a classy turn as Carousel’s Billy Bigelow.
5 out of 5 stars
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