Jeffrey Talbot recital
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Composer or Director: Liza Lehmann, Giulio Caccini, Adolphe (Charles) Adam, Luigi Denza, Traditional, George Frideric Handel, Francois (Emmanuel-Joseph) Bazin, Francesco Cilea, Gioachino Rossini, Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, (Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Vincenzo Bellini, Joseph Parry
Label: EMI
Magazine Review Date: 3/1987
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
ADD
Catalogue Number: EL270517-4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Occhi di fata |
Luigi Denza, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Luigi Denza, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Non t'amo più! |
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| (L')Arlesiana, '(The) Girl from Arles', Movement: E la solita storia (Lamento) |
Francesco Cilea, Composer
Francesco Cilea, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| (Le) Roi d'Ys, Movement: ~ |
Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer
Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Maître Pathelin |
Francois (Emmanuel-Joseph) Bazin, Composer
Francois (Emmanuel-Joseph) Bazin, Composer |
| (Le) Postillon de Lonjumeau, Movement: Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (Freunde, vernehmetichte) |
Adolphe (Charles) Adam, Composer
Adolphe (Charles) Adam, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| (Le) nuove musiche, Movement: Amarilli mia bella (wds. G. B. or A. Guarini) |
Giulio Caccini, Composer
Giulio Caccini, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Atalanta, Movement: Care selve, ombre beate |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Vanne, o rosa fortunata |
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano Vincenzo Bellini, Composer |
| Tancredi, Movement: ~ |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Gioachino Rossini, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| David of the White Rock, 'Dafydd y Garreg Wen' |
Traditional, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Traditional, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn |
Traditional, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Traditional, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Myfanwy |
Joseph Parry, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Joseph Parry, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| In a Persian Garden |
Liza Lehmann, Composer
Liza Lehmann, Composer |
Composer or Director: Liza Lehmann, Giulio Caccini, Adolphe (Charles) Adam, Luigi Denza, Traditional, George Frideric Handel, Francois (Emmanuel-Joseph) Bazin, Francesco Cilea, Gioachino Rossini, Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, (Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Vincenzo Bellini, Joseph Parry
Label: EMI
Magazine Review Date: 3/1987
Media Format: Vinyl
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
ADD
Catalogue Number: EL270517-1
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Occhi di fata |
Luigi Denza, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Luigi Denza, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Non t'amo più! |
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| (L')Arlesiana, '(The) Girl from Arles', Movement: E la solita storia (Lamento) |
Francesco Cilea, Composer
Francesco Cilea, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| (Le) Roi d'Ys, Movement: ~ |
Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer
Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Maître Pathelin |
Francois (Emmanuel-Joseph) Bazin, Composer
Francois (Emmanuel-Joseph) Bazin, Composer |
| (Le) Postillon de Lonjumeau, Movement: Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (Freunde, vernehmetichte) |
Adolphe (Charles) Adam, Composer
Adolphe (Charles) Adam, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| (Le) nuove musiche, Movement: Amarilli mia bella (wds. G. B. or A. Guarini) |
Giulio Caccini, Composer
Giulio Caccini, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Atalanta, Movement: Care selve, ombre beate |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Vanne, o rosa fortunata |
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano Vincenzo Bellini, Composer |
| Tancredi, Movement: ~ |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Gioachino Rossini, Composer John Talbot, Piano Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| David of the White Rock, 'Dafydd y Garreg Wen' |
Traditional, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Traditional, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn |
Traditional, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Traditional, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| Myfanwy |
Joseph Parry, Composer
John Talbot, Piano Joseph Parry, Composer Valda Plucknett, Piano |
| In a Persian Garden |
Liza Lehmann, Composer
Liza Lehmann, Composer |
Author: Alan Blyth
Jeffrey Talbot is the possessor of a forwardly produced, Italianate tenor, which he uses with taste and often distinction. He has the range, particularly the high notes to cope with the most taxing pieces in his eclectically chosen programme: the famous high D in the Adam aria is a truer, more forthright note than John Aler's on the recent complete set on EMI (EX270435-3, 2/87); his account of the fiendishly difficult aria from Tancredi presents no problems to him as regards clean fioriture.
On the other hand, he is just as able, in the style of, say, Tagliavini, whom he oftens recalls, to float the Aubade fromLe roi d'Ys on a finely poised line or to phrase ''Care selve'' with a McCormack-like care for legato and phrasing. Small things are also well done: Amarilli is poised, notes securely woven together, the Bellini song all sweetness, the plaintive accent well caught. The Denza and Tosti pieces are also done idiomatically.
The record is subtitled ''The Golden Tenor''. Silver is the metal that more readily comes to mind in listening to such refined tone and often delicate artistry. It is to be heard at its most caressing in the Liza Lehmann setting, a welcome revival. Whether the voice is so big as the reverberant recording makes it sound is another matter. Just occasionally it seems to come under strain, as in the Cilea aria's climax, but by and large Talbot's sound training (under Eduardo Asquez, whom I once heard give a remarkable recital in London's Purcell Room), which he expatiates on in his own autobiographical sleeve-note, full of good sense, stands him in good stead. I didn't find the programme very logical with three Welsh songs squeezed in among the more orthodox numbers, and it is a great pity there is only a piano to accompany the arias. Texts and translation would also help. But on this evidence, it does seem odd that Talbot is not singing regularly with one or other of our opera companies.'
On the other hand, he is just as able, in the style of, say, Tagliavini, whom he oftens recalls, to float the Aubade from
The record is subtitled ''The Golden Tenor''. Silver is the metal that more readily comes to mind in listening to such refined tone and often delicate artistry. It is to be heard at its most caressing in the Liza Lehmann setting, a welcome revival. Whether the voice is so big as the reverberant recording makes it sound is another matter. Just occasionally it seems to come under strain, as in the Cilea aria's climax, but by and large Talbot's sound training (under Eduardo Asquez, whom I once heard give a remarkable recital in London's Purcell Room), which he expatiates on in his own autobiographical sleeve-note, full of good sense, stands him in good stead. I didn't find the programme very logical with three Welsh songs squeezed in among the more orthodox numbers, and it is a great pity there is only a piano to accompany the arias. Texts and translation would also help. But on this evidence, it does seem odd that Talbot is not singing regularly with one or other of our opera companies.'
Jeffrey Talbot recital
Jeffrey Talbot recital
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