British coloratura soprano Clare Lesser has a remarkable voice; she sails through this recital of daunting contemporary music for very high voice, mostly unaccompanied, with astonishing ease. Hers is not a conventionally operatic voice; in its lowest register it has something of a little-girlish quality that would not wash in most opera houses, where a particular timbre is required, but there are probably few singers anywhere who could negotiate the virtuosic and stratospheric demands of the music recorded here with ...
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British coloratura soprano Clare Lesser has a remarkable voice; she sails through this recital of daunting contemporary music for very high voice, mostly unaccompanied, with astonishing ease. Hers is not a conventionally operatic voice; in its lowest register it has something of a little-girlish quality that would not wash in most opera houses, where a particular timbre is required, but there are probably few singers anywhere who could negotiate the virtuosic and stratospheric demands of the music recorded here with anything like the piercing purity, technical finesse, control, pinpoint intonation, elegance, bravado, and ringing brilliance that Lesser has. This repertoire is definitely niche, but Lesser has few rivals in it and may in fact own it. Some of the pieces, Milko Kelemen's Die Sieben Plagen, for instance, call for extensive use of extended vocal techniques, but most memorable are the works that require a relatively straightforward coloratura technique. These include Michael Finnissy's Song...
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Cathy Berberian; David Lesser; Giacinto Scelsi; Hans Werner Henze; Michael Finnissy; Milko Kelemen. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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