Liederabend | Wigmore Hall, London | September 2013

“…that crowning glory (Wesendonck Lieder), and its uniquely centred, hypnotically drawing-in interpretation…Schwanewilms adapts her exquisite colours to the texts, which is why only the fourth song brought forth the usual Wagnerian opulence – and how.”

http://davidnice.blogspot.co.uk, September 30, 2013

“Undoubtedly the finest and most exquisite rendition of the Wesendonck Lieder we have heard in 2013.”

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“…the finest of Strauss sopranos onstage and the most nuanced of lieder singers….I’ve never felt a duo partnership plumb so many depths with a lighter touch in a romantic song cycle. Perfection, in short, the ideal marriage of head and heart.”

www.theartsdesk.com, September 10 2013

“If there is a better currently performing female lieder singer, I haven’t heard her. An artist fully in her prime: truly exquisite.”

http://capricciomusic.blogspot.de

Proses lyriques…The intense settings are characterised by very long phrases, given here with complete control from Anne Schwanewilms, whose mellifluous tone at the start of ‘De reve’ was a joy to behold…Wearing a vivid red dress, Schwanewilms radiated quite a presence, using the lower range of her voice with the utmost care and precision while allowing the higher register to ring out…Liederkreis…this was a richly romantic interpretation…Schwanewilms sang with both rapture and clarity.”

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