The Poet’s Echo
Britten - Prokofiev - Shostakovich
Gemma Summerfield (soprano), Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), Abi Hyde-Smith, Jocelyn Freeman (piano)
The album’s main glory is the singing of Gemma Summerfield, a soprano endowed with a firm technique and an intense tone with laser-beam attributes even on high. Phrasing and expression are excellent,... — More…
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Presto Editor's ChoiceMarch 2023
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Prokofiev: Drei Romanzen auf Worte von Alexander Puschkin, Op. 73
- Jocelyn Freeman (piano), Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
I. Pines
II. Blushing dawn has covered the East
III. Into your front room
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
- Jocelyn Freeman (piano), Abi Hyde-Smith (cello)
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro
Shostakovich: Four Romances on Poems by Pushkin, Op. 46
- Jocelyn Freeman (piano), Gareth Brynmor John (baritone)
I. Rebirth
II. A Youth and a Maiden
III. Foreboding
IV. Stanzas
Britten: Ekho poeta (The Poet's Echo) Op. 76
- Jocelyn Freeman (piano), Gemma Summerfield (soprano), Abi Hyde-Smith (cello)
I. Echo
II. My Heart
III. Angel
IV. The Nightingale and the Rose
V. Epigram
VI. Lines Written During a Sleepless Night