Schade/Martineau – review

Wigmore Hall, LondonCanadian tenor Michael Schade's recital with Malcolm Martineau formed part of the Wigmore Hall's Decade by Decade series, which chronologically re-examines the development of German lieder. Schade was allotted the years 1810 to 1820, a tricky period for song. Beethoven was the dominant composer, Schubert a teenage genius still finding his voice. There was also a now long-forgotten Czech, Jan Václav Tomášek, whose songs more than hold their own in such illustrious company.A...

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