Tako,
I agree with you about an American School of countertenors - when I first
heard a Chanticleer recording I was bowled over by the beauty of the high
voices. In contrast with my first hearing of the (admittedly remarkable)
Hilliard Ensemble, which made my throat hurt just to hear. It is also
perhaps apropos that a reviewer in 'Gramophone' thought that DD could
better be described as a male mezzo-soprano. I hoped that the British
Amazon site would have samples from the CD for you, but they don't, though
they've have it on sale for a few weeks now. john
At 09:47 AM 5/25/00 -0700, you wrote:
..... I think the
>"American school" of countertenors (full voiced) can really live in this
>repertoire. My favorite Asawa CD is his "Vocalise" which is all late
>19th Century and early 20th Century music.
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>I've read that Daniels doesn't really like using his chest voice except
>for effect - I suppose that would be one incongruous thing for the
>romantic repertoire which sometimes requires sumptuous lower middle
>notes.
>
>I personally am just starting to explore Strauss and Schubert for
>recital ideas, and excited about hearing how he approaches this era.
>
>-Tako
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