Neven/Eijsackers - review

Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Dutch baritone Henk Neven was part of the 2009 crop of BBC New Generation Artists, and his first disc, of songs by Schumann and Löwe, was widely admired. Though he has built up his reputation so far mainly as an interpreter of German song, his Wigmore recital with his regular partner Hans Eijsackers showed not only that Neven can tackle French songs equally persuasively, but that even within those repertoires he has a fondness for exploring works that other singers tend ...

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