Gifted Vocalists Join Forces at Weill Recital Hall

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[Barton]'s opener, "Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt" from Mahler's cycle "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (the Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano collection of folk poetry), was also interpretively challenging. After delivering the inspiring sermon to the. fishes, she slyly informed us that they eventually returned to their old ways, unchanged. We were amused!

Later in the program, she gave a fine account of "Songs of Wonderment and Love," a set of three beautifully crafted pieces by the American composer Richard Hundley (b. 1931). And she tickled our collective funny bone with "Of Gods and Cats," two short songs by Jake Heggie (b.1961) with texts by Gavin Dillard.

Because of her experience in the world of opera, she was able to handle the interpretive details of the many verses of this folk sermon.

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Gifted Vocalists Join Forces at Weill Recital Hall

After hearing the songs that opened the dual recital of tenor Russell Thomas and mezzosoprano Jamie Barton on a recent Tuesday in W...

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