Alexey Gusev
VIVAT116
Decades: A Century of Song – Volume 3 (1830-1840)
Soraya Mafi soprano
Lorna Anderson soprano
Angelika Kirchschlager mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Alexey Gusev baritone
Malcolm Martineau piano
“First-rate … make you want to hear these songs, many of them rarities, as a matter of urgency”
Editor’s Choice
(Gramophone)
VIVAT119
Liederkreis – Decades: A Century of Song – volume 4 (1840-1850)
Florian Boesch baritone
Anush Hovhanissyan soprano
Ida Evelina Ränzlöv mezzo-soprano
Nick Pritchard tenor
Oliver Johnston tenor
Alexey Gusev baritone
Samuel Hasselhorn baritone
Malcolm Martineau piano
“Any collector of this revelatory series is going to want this new disc”
(Gramophone)
“Florian Boesch has a deep understanding of Heine’s searing texts”
(BBC Music Magazine)
“A distinguished and highly persuasive account”
(Musicweb International)
“A wonderfully poetic performance”
(Planet Hugill)