Mozart, R. Strauss, Lieder

Richard Strauss considered Mozart to be “the most sublime of all composers”. Both Mozart and Strauss wrote exquisitely for the soprano voice and Sabine Devieilhe, with pianist Mathieu Pordoy, has assembled a beautifully balanced programme of their songs.  Among them is Strauss’s sublime ‘Morgen’, which brings a guest appearance by violinist Vilde Frang. When Devieilhe and Pordoy performed Mozart and Strauss at London’s Wigmore Hall, The Spectator wrote of a “heart-stopping soprano” who made the songs “sound dewy-fresh. Her voice picked up and outlined each word; long lines sounded spontaneous but wholly considered. The clarity and the lightly worn self-awareness of Devieilhe’s singing made for a seductive combination.”