Jac van Steen reviews
David Matthews: A Vision of the Sea, etc
BBC Philharmonic/Jac van Steen (Signum Classics)
Nepomuceno • Oswald • Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto, etc
Clélia Iruzun (piano)/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jac van Steen (SOMM Recordings)
Clytemnestra
Ruby Hughes (soprano); BBC NOW/Jac van Steen (BIS)
Ruby Hughes performs a vibrant selection of vocal masterpieces
‘Ruby Hughes rises to the challenge with bombproof technical strength and control, plenty of firepower where needed, and a thrilling instinct for capturing the persona of this fearsome anti-heroine,’ writes Malcolm Hayes.
Clytemnestra
Berg: Altenberg Lieder; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder; Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra
Ruby Hughes (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Jac van Steen
BIS BIS-2408 (hybrid CD/SACD) 54:46 Mins
The deeper the blue...
Janet Sung (violin); Simon Callaghan (piano); Britten Sinfonia/Jac van Steen (SOMM)