The Artist’s Secret
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Label: Lawo Classics
Cat No: LWC1210
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 26th February 2021
Contents
Works
La Chanson du chiffonierThe Artist's Secret
Chants (4) for voice and piano
Ici-bas tous les lilas meurent
Viens, mon bien-aime!
Eight O'Clock
Infant Joy
June Twilight
Gedichte (5) von O.J. Bierbaum, op.2
Der Fruhling lockt, op.19
Schliesse mir die Augen beide
Uber die Heide
Songs (3) to Poems by Wilhelm Krag, op.14
Wieniawska, Irene Regine (Poldowski)
En sourdineSerenade
Spleen
Sur l'herbe
Artists
Bettina Smith (mezzo-soprano)Jan Willem Nelleke (piano)
Works
La Chanson du chiffonierThe Artist's Secret
Chants (4) for voice and piano
Ici-bas tous les lilas meurent
Viens, mon bien-aime!
Eight O'Clock
Infant Joy
June Twilight
Gedichte (5) von O.J. Bierbaum, op.2
Der Fruhling lockt, op.19
Schliesse mir die Augen beide
Uber die Heide
Songs (3) to Poems by Wilhelm Krag, op.14
Wieniawska, Irene Regine (Poldowski)
En sourdineSerenade
Spleen
Sur l'herbe
Artists
Bettina Smith (mezzo-soprano)Jan Willem Nelleke (piano)
About
The title of the disc is taken from Dutch composer Henriëtte Bosmans’ work The Artist’s Secret, with text by Olive Schreiner (1855-1920). Here the artist’s secret is that he paints his works with his own blood.
This recording is the result of the performers’ intensive work throughout an entire year, mapping out the repertoire of these female composers within the art song genre, and the choice of title reflects the performers’ feeling of having gained insight into these well-kept, “secret” songs.
The composers on this CD – Anna Cramer, Henriëtte Bosmans, Borghild Holmsen, Cécile Chaminade, Marguerite Canal, Poldowski, Lili Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, and Luise Greger – were all renowned and enjoyed fame in their time, either as performers, composers, or conductors. Despite this, most have been forgotten after their deaths.
Norwegian mezzo-soprano Bettina Smith is a performing artist and Professor of Classical Singing at the Faculty of Performing Arts at the University of Stavanger. She has a wide repertoire ranging from Medieval to contemporary music, and she often performs as a soloist in oratorios and cantatas; this is Bettina Smith’s fifth CD on the LAWO Classics label and the second with Jan Willem Nelleke on that same label.
Dutch pianist Jan Willem Nelleke’s exceptional qualities as a duo partner are well known and highly regarded. His playing is described as “sparkling raindrops, rich chords, and beautiful interludes” and “an ever-alert co-operation with the soloist”. Smith and Nelleke have collaborated since 1993 and have built up a large repertoire within the art song genre. They are part of The Elly Ameling Circle.
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