Natalie Dessay’s glorious Strauss - Classic FM.
One of these geniuses is Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was born on the 21st of March, 1685 to a well renowned family of musicians. His father was Ambrocious, the court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and a musical director for the town and his mother was Maria Elisabetha Lammerhirt.He is Artistic Director and founder of the British early music ensemble Arcangelo, Artistic Director of Tetbury Music Festival, Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Minnesota, US), Music Director Designate of Les Violons du Roy (Canada) where he will take up the full role from the 2018-19 season, and Associate Conductor of Les Arts Florissants.In a new occasional series, we'll comb the depths of YouTube to bring you the best classical music and opera gems lurking out there. If the spring weather is already filling you with the urgent.
Mein Herze schwimmt im blut allows us to bear witness to Dessay’s searing recitative - Ich lege mich in diese Wunden is especially taxing and powerful, though I can imagine some may find it too histrionic. Very occasionally her topmost notes are a fraction pinched but it didn’t for me detract from the strong sense of identification she imparts to the music. One can feel this from the fifty.Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Vocalises - Natalie Dessay on AllMusic - 1998.
French soprano Natalie Dessay has done one thing pretty much better than anyone else out there: dance around in the vocal stratosphere and keep a beautiful, blooming sound going. She has also been impressive indeed in seeming to put herself right in front of listeners in a quiet aria, and she's a fine, charismatic stage presence.
