Piano accompanist with a luminous tone and a scrupulous regard for phrasingPerhaps destined by his parents' choice of forenames to pursue a musical career, Martin Johannes Sebastian Isepp, who has died aged 81, established himself in Britain after the second world war as the accompanist of choice to many distinguished singers, including Janet Baker, Elisabeth Söderström, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Jessye Norman, Hugues Cuénod and John Shirley-Quirk. He was highly valued too as a coach and mentor ...
Guardian Music — Piano accompanist with a luminous tone and a scrupulous regard for phrasingPerhaps destined by his parents' choice of forenames to pursue a musical career, Martin Johanne... more info