Joseph Haydn's songs, long marginalized within his output, have begun to give up some of their secrets thanks to a new variety of interpretations, although the classic readings by Elly Ameling remain hard to touch. This strong Czech disc, with soprano Martina Janková pictured sitting meditatively in front of a stone wall wearing some very sharp leather boots, has an agenda stated in the rather awkward title of the booklet essay: "Beethoven's precursor and an ideal arranger." The title points to the two halves of the program ...
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Joseph Haydn's songs, long marginalized within his output, have begun to give up some of their secrets thanks to a new variety of interpretations, although the classic readings by Elly Ameling remain hard to touch. This strong Czech disc, with soprano Martina Janková pictured sitting meditatively in front of a stone wall wearing some very sharp leather boots, has an agenda stated in the rather awkward title of the booklet essay: "Beethoven's precursor and an ideal arranger." The title points to the two halves of the program. In their selections from a set of English Canzonettas (here called Canzonets) composed during Haydn's second London visit, Janková and Swiss accompanist Gérard Wyss, who plays his part superbly, emphasize more serious material. The familiar song Piercing Eyes is omitted, the independence of the piano part is played up, and Janková takes her time and puts some weight on Schubertian pieces such as The Wanderer (track 7) and especially The Spirit's Song (track 9). Even in the early...
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Add this copy of Recollection Songs to cart. $23.19, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Supraphon.
