The Prince Consort
Alisdair Hogarth director/piano
Roger Vignoles piano
Anna Leese soprano
Jennifer Johnston mezzo soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Stephan Loges baritone
Brahms Liebeslieder Op. 52
Schumann Spanisches Liebeslieder Op. 138
Brahms, 8 Deutsche Volkslieder
Brahms Neue Liebeslieder Op. 65
Think of lieder, and it is Schubert - not Brahms - who immediately springs to mind. Yet Brahms' song repertoire is both rich and varied. Though they inevitably owe a debt to Schubert - the spark of human drama between singer and accompanist; the ardentn romanticism; the poetic narrative (inspired by the German lyric poets and native folk tradition) - these works are infused with a sensuous Brahmsian vitality.
The Prince Consort was founded by British pianist Alisdair Hogarth to showcase different combinations of voice and piano, from solo to small groups. The six founder members - each an accomplished soloist in their own right - met at the Royal College of Music. The Consort has performed with guest artists from Anna Grevelius to Elizabeth Watts.
'Stylistically and tonally, the blend was sensational ... a vivid, compelling performance.'
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