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George Garnett
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« on: 07:53:10, 21-07-2008 »
 ... soprano, was a late replacement in a concert I went to recently. She was a new name to me but I thought she was outstandingly good. A lovely clear unaffected voice, apparently effortless technique and spot on intonation and articulation (all IMHAHSO). I'd love to know what others who have heard her and know about singing think. Ruth? Strina? 

(In case anyone was wondering no discernible wiggling was involved.) 

 
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Reiner Torheit
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« Reply #1 on: 11:25:43, 21-07-2008 »
What kind of repertoire does she sing, GG?
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« Reply #2 on: 13:05:24, 21-07-2008 »
I heard her in Handel, Reiner, and it seems she has mostly (but not exclusively) sung baroque music: Bach, Telemann, Charpentier, De Lalande etc working with the OAE, King's Consort, Hanover Band, that sort of territory. I see she also features in the Ex Cathedra discs of Latin American Baroque Music. Mmmm, they look worth exploring Smiley. But beginning to branch out into opera too with a Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle 'First Niece' in Peter Grimes at Salzburg. First Niece often seems to be a stepping stone to greater things, doesn't it.     
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« Reply #3 on: 13:23:31, 21-07-2008 »
Quote from: George Garnett on 13:05:24, 21-07-2008
she also features in the Ex Cathedra discs of Latin American Baroque Music. Mmmm, they look worth exploring Smiley.

They are Smiley  Bear in mind some of the interpretations are rather wilful! It's clear that those dots which have survived are merely a memory-jog for the top-line performers, and the actually performances must have been substantially "more" than that of course.  I'm a little sceptical that the Spanish missionary priests would have been so tolerant about dance music in church, though (and the battery of South American percussion deployed).  Overall, however, I think Ex Cathedra is right to take a sanguine and meaty approach, rather than any kind of precious pseudo-Oxbridge performance which cheats the music of its atmosphere for fear of adding a dot that's not notated in the MS.  It makes a very pleasant listen - and some tiny fraction of each disk-price goes to feeding the Torheit nephews in their Crouch End nest Wink

Let's hope that First Niece leads on to greater things for Ms Cragg!
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