The best vocal recital DVD for many a while, with a fantastic documentary.
This Baden Baden vocal recital by Diana Damrau and harpist Xavier de Maistre easily fits into the 'best vocal recital DVD' category for the past five years. Filmed in Baden Baden's concert hall in 2010, Damrau sung four groups of songs - Debussy, Faure, Schumann and Richard Strauss. Gounod's 'Ave Maria' was an encore piece.
Damrau has for years been a top-notch lied singer on top of being a truly first class coloratura operatic soprano. The four groups of songs come in two French and two German. While you may argue that Damrau's first call is German lieder, her French is also first class, and she interprets the Debussy and Faure pieces with no less stylistic glamour and tonal beauty than her Strauss and Schumann.
At the harp, star harpist Xavier de Maistre has an added 'bonus' of a sharp stage presence, great musical intelligence and first-rate technique. The harp is a particularly apt instrument for accompanying the songs by Debussy and Faure; the two Claire de lune...
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