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Adam Walker - Vocalise
Adam Walker (Flute); James Baillieu (Piano)
'Taking song as my inspiration, the music of ‘Vocalise’, for me, has at its heart the human voice and its range of emotional expression – Poulenc’s Sonata with its beautiful Cantilena, his heartfelt Vocalise, Messiaen’s charming Sight Singing Exercises (a new discovery), spirited folk music arrangements by Bartok/Arma, Barber’s haunting Canzone and not least, Schubert’s masterly variations on his song ‘Trockne Blumen’ from Die schöne Mullerin.' Adam Walker
CD
Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/04/2013
Sound Formats:
Ratio: Audio Only
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OACD9012D
Artist(s):
Adam Walker; James Baillieu
Adam Walker; James Baillieu
"... the programme could not be more enticing. Poulenc’s Flute Sonata has one of those exquisite, unforgettable cantilena slow movements, and it is played here quite magically. The work then ends with a delicious Presto giocoso, which brings stunning virtuosity from Adam Walker. I did not know Messiaen’s Leçons de solfège but they include another seductive Très lent and an equally memorable Modéré finale, played by both artists quite hauntingly. Bartók’s Suite paysanne hongroise was another surprise – 15 miniatures, including nine brief Hungarian peasant dances (to my ears not very Bartókian), all brimming over with charm. Barber’s rather melancholy Canzone is touchingly vocal and has much in common with Poulenc’s Vocalise. The concert ends, appropriately, with Schubert’s only significant work for flute, a set of variations on the 18th song in Die schöne Müllerin, its variety of style providing flautist and pianist with a diverting partnership which they relish. They are beautifully recorded." (Gramophone)
"Flautist Adam Walker is a stunning talent ... he plays with the artistry of a performer of maturer years." (The Guardian)
"Both performers delivered an intelligently programmed recital with considerable style and flair, beginning with a substantial work by Schubert." (Classical Source)
"Flautist Adam Walker is a stunning talent ... he plays with the artistry of a performer of maturer years." (The Guardian)
"Both performers delivered an intelligently programmed recital with considerable style and flair, beginning with a substantial work by Schubert." (Classical Source)
Adam Walker (Flute); James Baillieu (Piano)
'Taking song as my inspiration, the music of ‘Vocalise’, for me, has at its heart the human voice and its range of emotional expression – Poulenc’s Sonata with its beautiful Cantilena, his heartfelt Vocalise, Messiaen’s charming Sight Singing Exercises (a new discovery), spirited folk music arrangements by Bartok/Arma, Barber’s haunting Canzone and not least, Schubert’s masterly variations on his song ‘Trockne Blumen’ from Die schöne Mullerin.' Adam Walker
CD
Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/04/2013
Sound Formats:
Ratio: Audio Only
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OACD9012D
Artist(s):
Adam Walker; James Baillieu
Adam Walker; James Baillieu
"... the programme could not be more enticing. Poulenc’s Flute Sonata has one of those exquisite, unforgettable cantilena slow movements, and it is played here quite magically. The work then ends with a delicious Presto giocoso, which brings stunning virtuosity from Adam Walker. I did not know Messiaen’s Leçons de solfège but they include another seductive Très lent and an equally memorable Modéré finale, played by both artists quite hauntingly. Bartók’s Suite paysanne hongroise was another surprise – 15 miniatures, including nine brief Hungarian peasant dances (to my ears not very Bartókian), all brimming over with charm. Barber’s rather melancholy Canzone is touchingly vocal and has much in common with Poulenc’s Vocalise. The concert ends, appropriately, with Schubert’s only significant work for flute, a set of variations on the 18th song in Die schöne Müllerin, its variety of style providing flautist and pianist with a diverting partnership which they relish. They are beautifully recorded." (Gramophone)
"Flautist Adam Walker is a stunning talent ... he plays with the artistry of a performer of maturer years." (The Guardian)
"Both performers delivered an intelligently programmed recital with considerable style and flair, beginning with a substantial work by Schubert." (Classical Source)
"Flautist Adam Walker is a stunning talent ... he plays with the artistry of a performer of maturer years." (The Guardian)
"Both performers delivered an intelligently programmed recital with considerable style and flair, beginning with a substantial work by Schubert." (Classical Source)
