Ewa Podles & Garrick Ohlsson
Songs by Chopin, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Musorgsky, and Szymanowski: 'Masques' for piano
Recorded live at Wigmore Hall,
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- Songs by Chopin, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky
- Szymanowski Masques Op. 34 for solo piano
- Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death
About this CD
“I want my singing to have drama, to send a message, sometimes people cry when they hear me – this is what’s important. I want people to love me or hate me because of the emotion of my singing” Ewa Podles
Wigmore Hall Live presents a Russian and Polish recital by Ewa Podles. Widely regarded as the world’s leading contralto, Ewa Podles is a true great singer of our time.
Recorded live at Wigmore Hall on 23 January 2008, this release marked Ewa Podles’ return to Wigmore Hall after sixteen years.
Accompanying Podles is the distinguished pianist Garrick Ohlsson, whose solo performance of Szymanowski’s Masques, “was a mastery display of sustained and imaginative virtuosity, matching the singer’s” Opera Now
Performers
- Ewa Podles contralto
- Garrick Ohlsson piano
Track Listing
Chopin Songs
1. Gdzie lubi (There where she loves) Op. 74 No. 5 - 1.25
2. Pierscien (The ring) Op. 74 No. 14 - 2.00
3.
Wojak (The warrior) Op. 74 No. 10 - 2.19
4. Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song) Op. 74 No. 16 - 2.18
5. Sliczny
chlopiec (Handsome Lad) Op. 74 No. 8 - 3.42
Rachmaninov Songs
6. Khristos voskres (Christ
is risen) Op. 26 No. 6 - 2.54
7. Davno v lyubvi (How fleeting is love's delight) Op. 14 No. 3 - 1.27
8. Ona,
kak polden', khorosha (She is as beautiful as noon) Op. 14 No. 9 - 3.03
Tchaikovsky Songs
9. Ya li v pole da ne travushka bila (Was I not a little blade of grass) Op. 47 No. 7 - 6.24
10. Nyet, tol'ko
tot, kto znal (No, only one who knows longing) Op. 6 No. 6 - 3.40
11. Pesn' Zemfiri (Zemfira's song) - 2.40
Szymanowski Masques Op. 34 for solo piano
12. Scheherazade - 9.51
13. Tantris de
bouffon - 5.39
14. Serenade Don Juan - 6.51
Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death - 20.35
15. Kolibelnaya (Lullaby) - 4.53
16. Serenada - Serenade) - 4.26
17. Trepak (Trepak) - 4.44
18. Polkovodets
(The Field-Marshall) - 6.20
19. announcement - 0.05
20. ENCORE: Rachmaninov Prokhodit vsyo
(All things pass away) Op. 26 No. 15 - 2.45
Reviews
"Podles, who has made a specialty of the Russian song repertory, sings piercing and impassioned accounts of songs by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky ... Be warned that this recording includes the bravos and applause from Ms Podles's ardent fans in London. Their enthusiasm is understandable" New York Times
“One of the world’s most impressive and individual voices was heard at the Wigmore Hall this evening: that of Ewa Podles. Despite her small frame, she has a sizeable voice, a voice that thrills, from a mezzo-soprano top to rich, earthy, baritonal depths…It was not just a matter of the sound but of her ability to tailor the richness, the colours, the weight to the words of the songs” Classical Source
Product Details
- Cat. Number: WHLIVE0027
- Recorded: 23 Jannuary 2008