Huw Montague Rendall, Ben Glassberg, Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen – Contemplation (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:29 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
“Contemplation has enabled a powerful introspection within me, etching a path to my innermost self. It is with great anticipation that I now reveal this path, in the hope of forging a heartfelt connection with you. I present this to you, imbued with the sincerity of my emotion, and extend an invitation for you to accompany me on this journey.” – Huw Montague Rendall
Contemplation is the debut album for Huw Montague Rendall, showcasing his multifaceted talent and stylistic sensitivity.
It spans three centuries, the idioms of opera, operetta, Broadway musical, lied and mélodie with arias and songs by Mozart, Thomas, Gounod, Duparc, Messager, Mahler, Korngold, Rodgers and Britten.
In a duet from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte the baritone is joined by Canadian soprano Elisabeth Boudreault.
“A voice of exhilarating beauty” – ResMusica
“a fantastic talent” – Le Figaro
Tracklist:
1-01. Huw Montague Rendall – Hamlet, Act 3: Récitatif. “J’ai pu frapper le misérable” – Air. “Être ou ne pas être” (Hamlet) (05:40)
1-02. Huw Montague Rendall – Faust, Act 2: Récitatif. “Ô sainte médaille” – Air. “Avant de quitter ces lieux” (Valentin) (03:52)
1-03. Huw Montague Rendall – Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act 2: “Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen” (Fritz) (04:26)
1-04. Huw Montague Rendall – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 1, Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht (04:09)
1-05. Huw Montague Rendall – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 2, Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld (03:52)
1-06. Huw Montague Rendall – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 3, Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer (03:09)
1-07. Huw Montague Rendall – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 4, Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz (05:36)
1-08. Huw Montague Rendall – Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: “Look Through the Port” (Billy) (05:28)
1-09. Huw Montague Rendall – Roméo et Juliette, Act 1: Ballade. “Mab, la reine des mensonges” (Mercutio) (02:32)
1-10. Huw Montague Rendall – Chanson triste (03:27)
1-11. Huw Montague Rendall – Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 3: Aria. “Hai già vinta la causa” (Almaviva) (04:57)
1-12. Huw Montague Rendall – Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: Canzonetta. “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni) (02:15)
1-13. Huw Montague Rendall – Monsieur Beaucaire, Prologue: Chanson de la rose rouge. “Au jardin où les fleurs sont écloses” (Beaucaire) (03:55)
1-14. Huw Montague Rendall – Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: “Papagena! Weibchen! Täubchen!” (Papageno, Die drei Knaben) (05:16)
1-15. Huw Montague Rendall – Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: Duett. “Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena” (Papageno, Papagena) (02:33)
1-16. Huw Montague Rendall – Carousel, Act 1: “Soliloquy” (Billy) (07:28)
1-17. Huw Montague Rendall – 5 Rückert-Lieder: No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (06:45)
