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| Sarah-Jane Brandon Gary Matthewman at The Georgian Large Room, Waterford |
Schubert Viola
Brahms Zigeunerlieder
Strauss Lieder op 27
Debussy Beau Soir/ Mandoline / Apparition
Franz Liszt Oh Quand je dors/ Enfant, si j'étais roi/ Comment, disaient-ils
Rachmaninov: Zdes' khorosho op21 no 7
In the silence of the secret night op 4 no 3
The Water Lily Op 8 no 1
Son (The Dream) Op 38 no 5
Do not sing to me my beauty ) Op 4 no 4
Encores
Art is Calling me (I want to be a prima dona) from The Enchantress Victor Herbert
O Mio Babbino Caro Giannio Schicchi Puccini
Hey, Gypsy, strike upon your strings
Play the song of the faithless young girl
Let the strings weep complain, sadly quiver,
Until the hot tears flow down this cheek.
Last night, I confess, 'hot tears flew down this cheek' as the 74th consecutive series of chamber music recitals under the aegis of Waterford-Music went out on a blaze of glorious song from two superb artists. Pianist, Gary Matthewman is no stranger to The Large Room. The Yorkshire man made a big impression on Waterford audiences last year when he accompanied Máire Flavin at this event last year. Nobody gets a pianissimo out of the house Steinway C quite like Matthewman. The song pianist was back in The Georgian Large Room last night with soprano, Sarah-Jane Brandon and the unanaimous consensus was that this was a fabulous night of song that will long be remembered. If you missed it, too bad but you can get a flavour of one of the numbers in this song of yearning, 'Quand je dors' by Franz Liszt .
https://vimeo.com/99714504
Sarah-Jane Brandon sings Liszt from TallWall Media on Vimeo.
Throughout, Brandon demonstated the consummate skill and artistry that has garnered her prizes in the most prestigious song competitions She has a gorgeous tone, the colour of which changed like a theatrical light board according to range of emotions expressed in the lyrics in German, French and Russian, all performed .from memory. A truly great voice allied to a gracious stage presence with animated facial expression all combined to make Brandon a compelling performer. Moreover, the pair exuded a joyful generosity of spirit and the audience responded warmly eliciting two encores before they were released.
Had I travelled to hear this superb song team in a temple of music in London or Berlin, I would have considered it worth the trip. How blessed are we to hear artists of this calibre
on our doorsteps in the gem of a venue that is the Georgian Large Room. A fabulous finale to another great season.
The recital was sponsored by the extended Downey family in memory of Elizabeth Downey, a remarkable a lady who was singer , performer and concert promoter. More about Elizabeth Downey here .https://waterfordarts.com/2013/10/08/elizabeth-downey-memorial-concert/
on our doorsteps in the gem of a venue that is the Georgian Large Room. A fabulous finale to another great season.
The recital was sponsored by the extended Downey family in memory of Elizabeth Downey, a remarkable a lady who was singer , performer and concert promoter. More about Elizabeth Downey here .https://waterfordarts.com/2013/10/08/elizabeth-downey-memorial-concert/
Charlotte Downey-de Cloet left this comment on this post over on myfacebookpage. I reproduce Charlotte's comment here. 'Those Londoners, Berliners, Amsterdammers and other international chamber music lovers can also discover by themselves the uniqueness of the Irish chamber scene. Apart from the famous Bantry House chamber festival in June, during the rest of the year a purpose built Georgian chamber music and assembly hall, the Georgian Large Room, is waiting to be (re)discovered in Waterford. They only have to fly into Waterford airport for a long weekend between October and April, to catch one of the annual eight Thursday night top chamber concerts in that acoustically and visually glorious setting. The chamber music experience par excellence!'
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