New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini has Adrianne Pieczonka and Brian Zeger’s Strauss • Wagner in his Classical Playlist this week:
“Sopranos who specialize in Wagner and Strauss have to scale back their sizable voices when they sing lieder, even songs by those composers. Adrianne Pieczonka accomplishes this impressively in this rewarding recital program, accompanied by the elegant pianist Brian Zeger. Ms. Pieczonka does not sound vocally reined in. Rather, her luminous voice is skillfully focused. She sings with bright yet warm sound… For all the natural ampleness of her voice, there is a youthful, feminine quality to her singing. … Mr. Zeger plays everything beautifully.” —Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
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