Review: Schumann: Liederkreis, Kernerlieder (Matthias Goerne, Leif Ove Andsnes)
Head and heart: Goerne and Andsnes mix drama and poetry.
July 30, 2019
Michael Quinn is a former theatre director and BBC Radio Drama producer who writes about classical music, opera and theatre. A former Deputy Editor of Gramophone, he is obituaries editor for The Stage, booklet editor for SOMM Recordings, and programming consultant to Northern Ireland’s newest arts centre, The Portico of Ards.
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