Performer: Huw Montague Rendall
Orchestra: Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen
Conductor: Ben Glassberg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 2173236378
Release: 2024
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Thomas: Hamlet
01. Act 3: Récitatif. “J’ai pu frapper le misérable” – Air. “Être ou ne pas être” (Hamlet)
Gounod: Faust
02. Act 2: Récitatif. “Ô sainte médaille” – Air. “Avant de quitter ces lieux” (Valentin)
Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12
03. Act 2: “Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen” (Fritz)
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
04. No. 1, Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
05. No. 2, Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld
06. No. 3, Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer
07. No. 4, Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz
Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
08. Act 2: “Look Through the Port” (Billy)
Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
09. Act 1: Ballade. “Mab, la reine des mensonges” (Mercutio)
10. Duparc: Chanson triste
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
11. Act 3: Aria. “Hai già vinta la causa” (Almaviva)
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527
12. Act 2: Canzonetta. “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni)
Messager: Monsieur Beaucaire
13. Prologue: Chanson de la rose rouge. “Au jardin où les fleurs sont écloses” (Beaucaire)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
14. Act 2: “Papagena! Weibchen! Täubchen!” (Papageno, Die drei Knaben)
15. Act 2: Duett. “Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena” (Papageno, Papagena)
Rodgers: Carousel
16. Act 1: “Soliloquy” (Billy)
Mahler: 5 Rückert-Lieder
17. No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
“Contemplation has enabled a powerful introspection within me, etching a path to my innermost self. It is with great anticipation that I now reveal this path, in the hope of forging a heartfelt connection with you. I present this to you, imbued with the sincerity of my emotion, and extend an invitation for you to accompany me on this journey.” – Huw Montague Rendall
Contemplation is the debut album for Huw Montague Rendall, showcasing his multifaceted talent and stylistic sensitivity.
It spans three centuries, the idioms of opera, operetta, Broadway musical, lied and mélodie with arias and songs by Mozart, Thomas, Gounod, Duparc, Messager, Mahler, Korngold, Rodgers and Britten.
In a duet from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte the baritone is joined by Canadian soprano Elisabeth Boudreault.
“A voice of exhilarating beauty” – ResMusica
“a fantastic talent” – Le Figaro