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Music At Kohl Mansion This Sunday
ASQ returns to Music at Kohl Mansion this Sunday with an exciting program of Mozart, Brahms and Jake Heggie with soprano Laura Krumm: Mozart: Quartet in B-flat Major, KV 589, “Prussian” Heggie: Camille Claudel: Into the Fire with mezzo soprano, Laura Krumm Brahms: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1 Explore Camille Claudel: Into…
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Audiophile Audition Reviews here/after
Audiophile Audition has a five-star review for Jake Heggie and Gene Sheer’s new here/after recording featuring the Camille Claudel: Into the Fire song cycle. “Finally, the first piece on the recording and certainly to my mind the greatest, is ‘Camille Claudel: Into the Fire.’ … The piece is riveting from start to finish, composed for…
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SFCV Reviews here/after
San Francisco Classical Voice has a new review for the Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer release here/after: songs of lost voices, which features the Alexander String Quartet and Joyce DiDonato performing Camille Claudel: Into the Fire. “Heggie certainly knows the strengths of his artists. The beautiful cycle about sculptress Camille Claudel, recorded six months after…
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Preview Jake Heggie’s here/after CD
Jake Heggie is releasing a new collection of his music featuring song cycles written in collaboration with librettist and poet Gene Scheer. One of the cycles is the Camille Claudel: Into the Fire piece premiered by ASQ & Joyce DiDonato as part of the Alexander String Quartet 30th Anniversary Celebrations! Watch a trailer featuring the…
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Alexander String Quartet Celebrates 30th Anniversary Year With a Concert and Commission
The Alexander String Quartet celebrates our 30th anniversary year with a newly commissioned (commission from San Francisco Performances) collaborative vocal quintet, Camille Claudel: Into the Fire by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer featuring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. This work is based on the life of French sculptor Camille Claudel, Rodin’s lover, a confidante of…
