Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – Richard Strauss: Through Life & Love (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – Richard Strauss: Through Life & Love (2017)
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Hailed as one of the brightest lyric-sopranos of the younger generation, a radiant pe rformer and a born actress Louise has been held in high critical acclaim during he r early career, and has recently been declared Young Singer of the Year at the 2017 International Opera Awards. She is also no stranger to Lieder, and has worked wi th pianist Joseph Middleton previously at the Leeds Lieder Festival. Joseph is considered a specialist in the art of song accompaniment, and has be en described as one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder by BBC Music Magazine, the cream of the new generation by The Times and a perfect accompanist by Opera Now. Through Life and Love sees Louise and Joseph perform some of the most beautiful Lieder in the repertoire, including Strauss Die Nacht, Standchen and Rote Rosen. Louise will be representing England at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition this year, and this will be her debut recital recording.

A popular choice for the audience prize at the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and a superb Sophie in WNO’s recent Der Rosenkavalier, Louise Alder has captured hearts in Wales and beyond. This disc of Richard Strauss songs comes at just the right moment in her ascent towards stardom. It’s grouped under headings such as youth, longing, loss, release. Some of the nearly two dozen choices are familiar, such as Zueignung, which she sings with unusual and touching introversion and contemplation. All are sung with vivid narrative skill, rich in colour and detail, and with a stunning purity of tone on long notes (as in the Ruhe of Ruhe, meine Seele!). Alder is beautifully partnered by pianist Joseph Middleton. –The Observer, June’17

A popular choice for the audience prize at the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and a superb Sophie in WNO’s recent Der Rosenkavalier, Louise Alder has captured hearts in Wales and beyond. This disc of Richard Strauss songs comes at just the right moment in her ascent towards stardom. –The Guardian, June’17

Tracklist:
01. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 2, Nichts (01:38)
02. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 5 Lieder, Op. 39, TrV 189: No. 1, Leises Lied (03:13)
03. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2, Ständchen (02:42)
04. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 3 Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172: No. 2, Schlagende Herzen (02:28)
05. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 3, Heimliche Aufforderung (03:16)
06. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 5 Lieder, Op. 32, TrV 174: No. 2, Sehnsucht (04:27)
07. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 8 Lieder, Op. 49, TrV 204: No. 1, Waldseligkeit (02:54)
08. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 8 Lieder, Op. 49, TrV 204: No. 8, Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen (02:04)
09. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 6 Lieder aus Lotosblätter, Op. 19, TrV 152: No. 2, Breit über mein Haupt (01:46)
10. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 6 Lieder aus Lotosblätter, Op. 19, TrV 152: No. 4, Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten (01:54)
11. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 4 Lieder, Op. 36, TrV 186: No. 1, Das Rosenband (03:15)
12. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 5 Lieder, Op. 48, TrV 202: No. 2, Ich schwebe (02:03)
13. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 3 Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172: No. 3, Nachtgang (03:01)
14. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 5 Kleine Lieder, Op. 69, TrV 237: No. 3, Einerlei (02:52)
15. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – Rote Rosen, TrV 119 (02:18)
16. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – Gesänge älterer deutscher Dichter: No. 2, Muttertändelei (02:26)
17. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 6 Lieder, Op. 37, TrV 187: No. 3, Meinem Kinde (02:52)
18. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 3, Die Nacht (03:02)
19. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 5 Lieder, Op. 39, TrV 189: No. 4, Befreit (04:54)
20. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 1, Ruhe, meine Seele (03:54)
21. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 1, Zueignung (01:49)
22. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – Weihnachtsgefühl, TrV 198 (02:25)
23. Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton – 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 8, Allerseelen (03:21)

Personnel:
Louise Alder (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)

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