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Music : Cabaret Songs
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Cabaret Songs by: Malena Ernman, Bengt-Åke Lundin |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 6757544618294 Label: Bis Manufacturer: Bis Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Bis Release Date: November 27, 2001 Studio: Bis Sales Rank: 589442 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - First choice for Britten's 'Cabaret Songs' and convincing Weill, tooI was looking for a swinging version of Britten's four Cabaret Songs, and here I've found it in an unlikely corner. Swedish mezzo Malena Ernman, born in 1970, attempts a crossever album that more than a little resembles similar projects by fellow Swedish mezzo Anne Sophie Von Otter. Their voices are similar -- quite a compliment -- and Ernman has a good command of English (perhaps not the equal of Von Otter's) and both are credible in the cabaret idiom (again, Von Otter seems somewhat more at home). But however much other reviewers carp, Ernman does justice to the quasi-Kurt Weill style that Britten was after. These are tricky songs, varying from slinky jazz-age Lorelei ballads (Johnny, Calypso) to plaintive love-sickness (Tell ... Read More: Rating:  - it's not the music that reeks; it's the performancesMalena Ernman has absolutely no understanding of the American idiom; her performances of the Bolcom sound have fussy early music singer written all over them. In addition, the voice is thin, out of tune and poorly produced. Seldom have I been so disappointed in a recording. I mean, look at this rep! With the right performers, it could have been a total winner. Bizarre would be the word for this. Rating: - This is Music?As an advocate of 20th century music - especially song - I was extremely eager to hear this recording, especially after reading a very complimentary review of it. Unfortunately, I was destined to be utterly disappointed. Malena Ernman's performances of Weill and Britten are acceptable, but her Bolcom Cabaret Songs are abysmal. They are performed without an ounce of emotion or expression, and a distinct lack of musicality. Worst of all for this kind of music, Ernman performs these songs as she would a Wagnerian opera. Her voice would be too dark and too heavy for art song, let alone these cabaret jewels. Her goal seems to be to completely destroy every song she sings. For a much more musical, sensitive, and generally enjoyable ... Read More: |
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