Buffalo News features Isabel Leonard’s new Preludios recording in a slew of new reviews:
“American mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, who has made several memorable appearances recently with the Metropolitan Opera, is of Argentinian ancestry on one side of her family. That side shines in this Spanish song recital, which includes music from Catalonia, Castile, Andalusia and Cuba. The mournful and beautiful Mompou song that opens the disc could be considered the highlight; it is that beautiful, rendered even more so by Leonard’s dark, rounded voice. Leonard also brings great tenderness to Xavier Montsalvatge’s “Cinco canciones negras,” which includes the famous lullaby “Cancion de cuña para dormir a un negrito.” … I love some of the lesser-known gems, such as de Falla’s art song “Madre, todas las noches” … Brian Zeger does a good job with the atmospheric and sometimes demanding piano accompaniments.” —Mary Kunz Goldman
Read the full review at www.buffalo.com
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