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William Berger; "Morgen!"; Richard Strauss

William Berger--baritone Iain Burnside--piano 2012 ============================= BBC Music MagazineFebruary 2013 Berger's grainy baritone is pleasing more than awe-inspiring...But he communicates with keen enthusiasm, and his word-lively Mozart Abendempfindung immediately draws the listener in to this artfully selected and ordered programme. With Iain Burnside as accompanist, there are light-filled starry nights aplenty =================== Gramophone MagazineNovember 2012 Berger has a warm, resonant baritone and an hour spent in its company is a pleasurable experience … the partnership between Berger and Iain Burnside yields some fine performances. =========================== International Record ReviewDecember 2012 Much in this recital gives satisfaction and pleasure. First of all comes the sound of the voice, warm, full, smoothly emitted and steady. One notes too the use of legato, enabling lines and notes to flow ============================= Los Angeles Times Berger is a gem of a singer ================================= MusicWeb InternationalOctober 2012 [Burnside] is unfailingly sensitive and powerfully communicative throughout. The dreamy undulations of Mandoline are a knockout, as is the gently suggestive accompaniment to Wolf’s Um Mitternacht, to name but two examples. ========================== Sunday Times Burnside handles everything with aplomb and insight' =========================== The Guardian9th August 2012 His tone is beautiful, his technique immaculate. He does extraordinary things with breath control in Oh! Quand Je Dors and Wolf's Um Mitternacht, and his sense of line is exceptional...Iain Burnside is wonderfully responsive to his shifts in mood and style. An idiosyncratic disc, but very fine. =========================== "Born: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa The South-African baritone, William Berger, is a graduate and Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London and a former member of the Young Singers Programme at English National Opera. He has collected a multitude of prizes and awards, including the 2010 Ernst Haefliger Competition in Switzerland, the Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary for Young Singers, the Countess of Munster Trust Scholarship, the Musicians Benevolent Fund Grant and the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Award. Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the best of our younger baritones”, William Berger is distinguished by his rich vocal timbre and charismatic stage presence. A compelling interpreter of song, he is equally at home on the operatic stage and has performed at renowned festivals, opera houses and concert halls including the English National Opera, Liceu Barcelona, Opera Vlaanderen, Opéra de Toulon, and the Lucerne, Aix-en-Provence and Edinburgh International Festivals. William Berger’s skill as a musical interpreter and his imaginative approach to programming has led to critical acclaim for both his first two solo albums. "Insomnia: A Nocturnal Voyage In Song", released on Delphian Records in 2012, describes in a sequence of seventeen songs the restless night experienced by a man as he reflects on the absence of his unnamed love. It was included in The Guardian’s Top Ten Classical CD's of the Year and was described as “pure gold” by The Arts Desk and “magnetic” by The Scotsman. This was followed by the release of "Hommage à Trois" on Linn Records in November 2013, which features arias and duets by three of the finest composers of the 18th century: W.A. Mozart, Haydn and Cimarosa. The disc, recorded with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan, was awarded five stars by Opera Now, and described as “one of the most delightful recital discs of the past year” by International Record Review. In Spring 2016, he releaseed his third album: "Duet" with soprano Lucy Crowe. The disc features works by Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Cornelius and showcases the richness and spirit of the duet genre, which reached its zenith in the Victorian age but has since become increasingly overlooked in the concert hall. In addition to his two solo releases, his discography includes G.F. Handel's Alexander’s Feast and The Triumph of Time and Truth with Ludus Baroque for Delphian, Samson and Dettingen Te Deum for Carus, Francis Poulenc's Carmelites for Chandos and on DVD, Admeto for C Major and L’incoronazione de Poppea for Opus Arte. William Berger currently lives in London, England."; bach-cantatas.com (edited)