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Gustav Mahler’S Songs, Briggs Commented : “I Was Delighted When David Pike Asked Me to Work with Him to Record These © Matic Zorman 2 DAVID JOHN PIKE BARITONE / BARYTON / BARITON Canadian-Luxembourg baritone David John Pike Sherill Milnes, Ian Bostridge, Gerald Finley, and has a widely varied repertoire covering early music, Metropolitan Opera assistant conductor Joan oratorio, symphonic, opera, and commissioned Dornemann. works. In his native Canada, in the UK, and across Europe, he has worked with leading ensembles davidjohnpike.com including Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, London Philharmonic, and Le baryton canadien-luxembourgeois David John the Schweizer Kammerchor under the direction of Pike s’exprime dans un répertoire aussi vaste que Jurowski, Koopman, Marriner, Mehta, Rattle, and varié, qui inclut non seulement la musique baroque, Zinman. He has an established reputation as an l’oratorio, l’opéra, les œuvres symphoniques, operatic and concert soloist. mais également des créations contemporaines. His debut recording, Whither must I wander?, with Dans son pays d’origine, le Canada, mais aussi pianist Isabelle Trü b, earned a fi ve-star review en Europe et en particulier au Royaume-Uni, il a in BBC Music Magazine and was nominated for travaillé avec de nombreux ensembles de renom Recording of the Year by MusicWeb International. tels le Glyndebourne Festival Opera, l’Academy of Of his previous album on Analekta with the Gryphon St. Martin in the Fields, le London Philharmonic Trio, Immortal and Beloved, Frédéric Cardin of et le Schweizer Kammerchor, sous la direction de Radio-Canada wrote: “There’s no lack of competi- chefs tels Jurowski, Koopman, Marriner, Mehta, tion for David John Pike. Amongst the preferred Rattle et Zinman. Au fi l des ans, il s’est construit interpretations that have impressed me since the une solide réputation en tant que soliste d’opéra et 2000s, there are those of Christian Gerhaher and de concertiste. Matthias Goerne, beacons of perfection and appro- Son premier album, intitulé Whither must I wander ?, priate temperament. Pike, it has to be said, takes his enregistré en compagnie de la pianiste Isabelle Trüb, place in this fi rmament. His profound timbre is just a obtenu une mention 5 étoiles dans la prestigieuse sombre enough to evoke the emotional distancing revue BBC Music Magazine et a été remarqué that illustrates the poet’s desire to isolate himself au concours Recording of the Year de MusicWeb and block the pain of unattainable love.” International. Au sujet de son album précédent Pike studied with William Perry at the Royal avec le Gryphon Trio, Immortal and Beloved, sous Conservatory of Music, Toronto; under Theresa étiquette Analekta, Frédéric Cardin de Radio-Canada Goble at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, a écrit : « La compétition ne manque pas pour David London; and privately with American bass Daniel John Pike. Parmi les interprétations préférées que je Lewis Williams in Germany. He has worked with retiens et qui m’ont marqué depuis les années 2000, 3 il y a celles de Christian Gerhaher et de Matthias Seine Debütaufzeichnung „Whither must I wander?“ Goerne, phares de perfection et de tempérament mit der Pianistin Isabelle Trüb, erlang eine ausge- adéquat. Pike prend ici, il faut le dire, sa place dans zeichnete Besprechung im BBC Music Magazine und un fi rmament bien rempli. Son timbre profond est wurde außerdem bei MusicWeb International als juste assez sombre pour évoquer le recul émotionnel Aufzeichnung des Jahres nominiert. Über sein Album qui illustre le désir du poète de s’isoler et d’annihiler Immortal and Beloved (Unsterbliche und Geliebte) für la douleur de côtoyer un amour, perçu comme inat- das Label Analekta schrieb Frédéric Cardin, Radio- teignable. » Canada: «Es mangelt nicht an Konkurrenz für David John Pike. Zu den beliebtesten Interpretationen, die Pike a étudié avec William Perry au Royal ich erinnere und die mich seit den 2000er Jahren Conservatory of Music de Toronto, puis avec prägen, gehören die von Christian Gerhaher und Theresa Goble à la Guildhall School of Music and Matthias Goerne, Leuchttürme der Perfektion und Drama de Londres. Il a également reçu des cours des angemessenen Temperaments. Man muss en privé en Allemagne avec Daniel Lewis Williams, jedoch konstatieren, dass Pike seinen Platz in einem basse américaine, et travaillé avec Sherill Milnes, geschäftigen Firmament fi ndet. Sein tiefes Timbre ist Ian Bostridge, Gerald Finley et Joan Dornemann, gerade dunkel genug, um den emotionalen Rückzug assistante-cheffe d’orchestre au Metropolitan heraufzubeschwören, der den Wunsch des Dichters Opera de New York. veranschaulicht, sich selbst zu isolieren und den davidjohnpike.com Schmerz zu vernichten, sich an einer Liebe aufzurei- ben, die als unerreichbar empfunden wird. » Der luxemburgisch/kanadische Bariton David John Pike studierte bei William Perry am Royal Pike verfügt über ein facettenreiches Repertoire, Conservatory of Music in Toronto, arbeitete mit welches Alte Musik, Oratorien, Symphonien, Theresa Goble an der Guildhall School of Music Opern und Auftragswerke umfasst. Geboren und and Drama in London und nahm in Deutschland aufgewachsen in Kanada, hat er mit führenden Privatunterricht bei dem amerikanischen Bassisten Ensembles zusammengearbeitet: genannt seien Daniel Lewis Williams. Pike arbeitete zusammen die Glyndebourne Festival Opera, die Academy of mit Sherill Milnes, Ian Bostridge, Gerald Finley St. Martin in the Fields, die London Philharmonic sowie mit Joan Dorneman, Assistenzdirigentin an sowie der Schweizer Kammerchor unter der Leitung der Metropolitan Opera in New York. von Jurowski, Koopman, Marriner, Mehta, Rattle davidjohnpike.com und Zinman. Die Reputation von Pike speist sich vor allem aus Opern- und konzertanten Solopartien. 4 DAVID BRIGGS ORGANIST / ORGANISTE / ORGANIST Ravel, Bach, and Mahler (Symphonies 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8), giving listeners the opportunity to experi- ence the organ in a new way. With improvisation skills described by the BBC’s Andrew McGregor as “phenomenal,” Briggs often improvises to themes provided by the audience and regularly provides improvised accompaniment to classic silent movies. About this recording of Gustav Mahler’s songs, Briggs commented : “I was delighted when David Pike asked me to work with him to record these © Amir El Etr three wonderful Mahler song cycles. There are many pre-existing recordings with piano accompa- David Briggs, concert organist and composer, is niment, but the opportunity to register these opulent Artist-in-Residence at St. John the Divine, New scores on the phenomenal new Eule organ at the York. He was recently hailed by the New York Times Konstantin-Basilika, taking the music back to its as “one of our fi nest organists.” Briggs has built a very core and recasting it anew, was something that world-wide reputation for making organ music excit- had an immediate appeal. In my opinion, this instru- ing, inspiring, and accessible to a broad and diverse ment has a tonal spectrum equal to, if not even range of listeners, thereby helping ensure that pres- greater than, a full symphony orchestra. It can com- ent and future generations will continue to appreci- pletely encompass every emotion in a visceral and ate and be inspired by this supreme instrument. entirely expressive fashion. The wondrous acoustic Briggs plays over 60 concerts internationally each of the basilica in Trier also adds a unique and thrill- year. Recent engagements include the Royal Albert ing dimension.” Hall, London ; Notre-Dame, Paris ; the Auditorio david-briggs.org Nacional de Música, Madrid ; and an extensive list of prestigious American venues including Duke University Chapel, Overture Hall, Madison ; and L’organiste David Briggs, artiste en résidence à la Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. cathédrale St. John the Divine, à New York, mène Briggs performs an extensive repertoire spanning de front les carrières de concertiste et de composi- fi ve centuries. He is also widely celebrated for his teur. Il a été récemment loué par le quotidien New dazzling transcriptions of symphonic works, includ- York Times comme étant « l’un de nos meilleurs ing those by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, organistes ». David Briggs s’est forgé une réputation 5 internationale en tant qu’artiste sachant rendre sa À propos de cet enregistrement des chansons de musique fascinante, passionnante et accessible pour Mahler, David Briggs mentionne : « J’ai été conquis un public le plus large et varié possible. Il contribue d’emblée par le projet de retravailler ces trois ainsi activement à maintenir vivants l’intérêt et magnifi ques cycles de mélodies de Mahler et ravi à l’appréciation pour l’orgue, cet instrument magistral, l’idée d’une collaboration avec David Pike. Il existe que ce soit pour la génération actuelle ou pour les de nombreux enregistrements de ces Lieder avec suivantes. accompagnement au piano, mais la possibilité de réaliser un enregistrement sur l’instrument phéno- Chaque année, David Briggs donne plus de 60 ménal qu’est le nouvel orgue Eule de la Konstantin- concerts dans le monde. Parmi ses engagements Basilika, retravaillant ces pages opulentes à partir les plus récents fi gurent des récitals au Royal de leur source même, pour en offrir une nouvelle Albert Hall de Londres, à Notre-Dame de Paris et version, m’a tout de suite emballé. À mon avis, à l’Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, sans cet instrument possède des qualités sonores qui oublier ses nombreuses prestations dans les presti- égalent, ou dépassent peut-être même, celles d’un gieuses salles de concert américaines, comme
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