Fatma Said - Lieder - Import 180g Vinyl LP Record

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Fatma Said

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Contents] (Scheduled songs) 1 ) Schubert: "Swan Song" D.957 ~ IV. 2 ) Schubert:The Shepherd on the Rock D.965 3 ) Schubert:Serenade "Hesitantly,Silence" D.920 4 ) Schumann: Dedication, Op.25-1 5 ) Schumann: Under the Window, Op.34-3 6 ) Schubert:Singing on the water Op.72, D.774 7 ) Schubert:The Dwarf in D.771 8 ) Felix Mendelssohn: Witches' Song (Another May Song) Op.8-8 9 ) Brahms:The Song of the Sparrow, Op.70-2 10 ) Brahms:Farewell, Op.97-6 11 ) Brahms: The Farewell, Op.97-611 ) Brahms: My slumber grows shallower and shallower, Op.105-2 12 ) Brahms: Five Ophelia Songs (Arr. by Aribert Reimann) ~They carried him on a bare stretcher 13 ) Brahms: Five Ophelia Songs (Arr. by Aribert Reimann) ~So she'll never come back? 14 ) Schumann: At night, Op.74-4 Performers Fatma Said (Soprano) Malcolm Martineau (Piano:1,2,6,7)) Joseph Middleton(Piano:4,5,8,14)) Quartet Arodo(String Quartet:12,13) Hugh Montague Rendall(Baritone:5,14) Zabine Meyer(Clarinet:2) Anneleen Lenaerts(Harp:9-11) Jonatan Cohen(Piano:3) Valhalla Ensemble(Vocal Ensemble:3) Recording October 17-20, 30-31, 2023, December 11-13, 2023, St Andreas Kirche, Berlin May 9, 2024, London, St Gabriel's Pimlico As well as piano accompaniment,The album features a variety of guests and sung with her typical imaginative approach to expression. Limited analog LP recordings of 14 carefully selected songs are being released. Soprano Fatma Said's previous two albums, "El Nour" and "Kaleidoscope," crossed cultural and musical genres. The new release focuses on German songs from the Romantic period, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms. Fatma began her deep involvement with Lieder at the age of 18. She attended German language school in her native Cairo and later became a student at the Hans Eisler Conservatory in Berlin. From that moment on," she writes, "the joy of singing Lieder has been central to my musical life. 'I am extremely passionate about the Lieder. I love the combination of this wonderful German poetry with the genius of composers like Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Brahms." Lied recitals are usually performed by one singer and one pianist, but Fatma Said takes her typically imaginative approach on this album.'I've always wanted to make music with my friends. When we share similar artistic values, our performances reach a very special level." The album's program includes pianists Malcolm Martineau, Joseph Middleton, and Jonatan Cohen; harpist Anne-Lene Lenaerts; clarinetist Sabine Meyer; quartet Arod (who performed Brahms' Ophelia Songs, arranged by Aribert Reimann who died in March 2024), the male voice ensemble Valhalla vom Seidlwirt (members of which studied with Fatma in Berlin), and up-and-coming baritone Hugh Montague Rendall, among many other talented artists. The soprano continues, "The artists I sing with in the Lieder are more than colleagues, they are friends." As colleagues, we explore this wonderful and rich world together. Many of the outstanding instrumentalists and singers who have participated with me are my friends, and those who I did not know through the recording sessions have become my friends as well." The program includes world-famous lieder such as Schubert's graceful "Serenade" from "Swan Song," Schumann's vibrant "Dedication," and Brahms' charming songs, but it also takes on lesser-known repertoire. Fatma Said emphasizes the poetic text throughout the album. She says, "In terms of how we perform these songs, we wanted to place a strong emphasis on the words. Of course, it is always necessary to sing with beautiful sound and tone, but my first priority was to convey the character of the words above all else." For example, when I was working with harpist Anne-Lene Lenaerts on the Brahms piece, we always tried to have a musical conversation and make each other feel like we were speaking the words--both voice and harp playing a character." As for Mendelssohn's "Witchesong" (with Joseph Middleton), "In the high register of this lieder, we had to do things that were dangerous for the voice, like singing while speaking, but it was still worth the risk to bring out the language, expression and mood of the scene." She compares it to the charming lyricism of Schubert's The Shepherd on the Rock. "Here, and in several other pieces, I made smooth, beautiful legato singing a top priority when the music demanded it ... Distinguishing between different expressive worlds is, for me, the essence of singing lieder." Fourteen of her selections from the CD version (24 songs) will be released as 180g analog LP records in a limited production release. (Warner Music)