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Penchant Recordings was set up in response to the many and repeated requests for whole CDs of the soprano Lesley-Jane Rogers to be made available. Although Lesley-Jane may be heard as a soloist on many CDs, she had never before been available on the entirety of a CD. It was Penchant's aim to change this, and to ensure that the beautiful voice of Lesley-Jane Rogers is now thus available.


 

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the soprano sings  Schubert Lieder
[PCHN-2201]

[1] Die Vögel [2] Rastlose Liebe [3] Frülingsglaube [4] Seligkeit [5] Abendstern [6] Schäfers Klagelied [7] Der Schmetterling [8] Die junge Nonne [9] Die Forelle [10] Im Abendrot [11] Im Freien [12] Prometheus [13] Der Musensohn [14] Der Tod und das Mädchen [15] Heimliches Lieben [16] Gretchen am Spinnrade [17] An die musik [18] Ständchen [19] Ganymed [20] Die Allmacht [21] Lachen und Weinen [22] Nacht und Träume [23] Heidenröslein

£11.50


the soprano sings  English Song
[PCHN-2402]

[1] Ireland My true love hath my heart [2] Bliss The buckle [3] Moeran Strings in the earth and air [4] Warlock Robin Good-fellow [5] Hopkins A melancholy song [6] Quilter Drooping Wings [7] Thiman The piper pipes a merry tune [8] Bax When I was one-and-twenty [9] Ireland I have twelve oxen [10] Howells On the merry first of May [11] Quilter Love's Philosophy [12] Ross The cherry hung with snow [13] Gibbs The fields are full [14] Phillips Crab-apple [15] Bridge Speak to me, my love! [16] Gibbs Sweet sounds, begone [17] Scott Lullaby [18] Gibbs Why do I love? [19] Parry Three aspects [20] Head Sweet chance [21] Elgar Like to the damask rose [22] Howells King David [23] Walton Rhyme [24] Vaughan Williams The new ghost [25] Britten Let the florid music praise! [26] Gurney Sleep [27] Bridge Love went-a-riding

£11.50

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About the Artists

B/W photo of Lesley-Jane Rogers, 2004

        Chris and Jane, Bristol, December 2002
        

Lesley-Jane Rogers

        Chris and Jane at English Song CD recording, December 2002        

Christopher Ross

Lesley-Jane Rogers worked regularly with the pianist Christopher Ross for fifteen years. Given the very special nature of the relationship between singer and accompanist, it is with immense sadness that the tragic death of Chris in December 2005 brought this dynamic duo to an end. Lesley-Jane writes: "tapping into each other's mode of expression and interpreting songs together requires a particular symbiotic relationship; Chris and I would sometimes start with very different ideas about a work, but we loved exploring the possibilities and would always end up with a cohesive view of a piece. I believe we had a certain spark in performance and this was something that we delighted in sharing with our audiences. To say that I sorely miss him is a huge understatement. I'm only thankful that we did at least record two CDs together."

Soprano Lesley-Jane Rogers is heralded as one of the most versatile soloists of today, and is renowned for her captivating and evocative performances. An established concert soloist, she specialises in oratorio, solo cantatas, recitals and contemporary music.  She studied singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music where she won several prizes, and was recently made an 'Associate' in recognition of her eminence in the profession. Her CDs number several new-music releases for the specialist label Metier, various English composer CDs for the Campion/Cameo label, as well as discs for Hyperion, Toccata Classics, Collins Classics and ASV. She is also in demand as a "vocal concerto" soloist, her affinity with the Strauss Four Last Songs, Canteloube's Songs of the Auvergne, Ravel's Shéhérzade, Mozart's Exsultate jubilate and Bach's solo cantata Jauchzett Gott making her a popular choice for this task.

Pianist Christopher Ross led an extremely active and varied career: highlights included working with Jose Carreras on several Warner albums, conducting Le Nozze di Figaro in Switzerland, and working with such distinguished artists as Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Tom Allen and Thomas Hampson. As well as recording for BBC Radio 3 and Classic fm, Christopher was no stranger to television, not least in his capacity as the official accompanist to the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. He toured all over the world, particularly with the Mainardi Piano Trio of which he was a founder member. In Britain, he regularly appeared as accompanist at the South Bank, Wigmore Hall and Blackheath Concert Hall, he coached at the Purcell School of Music in London and the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh. He is also in demand as a conductor and made his Royal Albert Hall conducting debut in November 2004.

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