Jess Dandy/Sea Pictures

[gradus]

Anyone else as impressed as me by this young contralto in last night's evening concert with the BBC Phil. She's quite something with a huge vocal range - no low options taken when a real top note needed and a superb low register. I think the phrase nowadays is 'The Real Deal'.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Anyone else as impressed as me by this young contralto in last night's evening concert with the BBC Phil. She's quite something with a huge vocal range - no low options taken when a real top note needed and a superb low register. I think the phrase nowadays is 'The Real Deal'.

Yep that top note last night was something else - can’t believe how long she held it !
and the authentic Dame Clara Butt clarinet (?) toned low notes . A bit of a find..l

[bluestateprommer]

JD got a very brief word of praise in the Minnesota Orchestra's Mahler 8 this past weekend, from Rob Hubbard in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune here:

"Contralto Jess Dandy also impressed."

Short and sweet, as the saying goes. Your side of the pond is well represented in this blowout event to close Osmo Vänskä's tenure in Minnesota, with Carolyn Sampson and Barry Banks also joining the proceedings.

[bluestateprommer]

The Minnesota Orchestra has made a concert video of Osmo Vanska's Mahler 8 (mentioned above) available for a spell, with Jess Dandy among the soloists:

https://mnorch.vhx.tv/videos/mahler-performance-1080-5994

Just found this (so haven't yet watched it), and I've no idea how much longer it will be available. So it's best to watch it ASAP while one can.

[Bryn]

The Minnesota Orchestra has made a concert video of Osmo Vanska's Mahler 8 (mentioned above) available for a spell, with Jess Dandy among the soloists:

https://mnorch.vhx.tv/videos/mahler-performance-1080-5994

Just found this (so haven't yet watched it), and I've no idea how much longer it will be available. So it's best to watch it ASAP while one can.

Thanks for that. Streaming into Audials One as I type.

[Cockney Sparrow]

Thanks for that Bluestateprommer. Enjoying it so far and the soloists (apart from Conductor waywardness the principal likely weak link) all seem up to the job - although its early on....

This page says its available until November :

https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/program-notes-mahlers-symphony-of-a-thousand/

And the full artist details are listed from a link down the page under the heading "Guest Artist Profiles".

[Bryn]

Thanks for that Bluestateprommer. Enjoying it so far and the soloists (apart from Conductor waywardness the principal likely weak link) all seem up to the job - although its early on....

This page says its available until November :

https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/program-notes-mahlers-symphony-of-a-thousand/

And the full artist details are listed from a link down the page under the heading "Guest Artist Profiles".

Pretty full credits at the end, with all orchestral players named. I did not notice a full listing of chorus members.

Phew! I ran out of 'disc' (SSD) space on the first attempt at saving with Audials One (2019). Having moved several GB off that C: drive, it recorded successfully on the second attempt. Turns out that the audio is at a bearable 133 ABR aac (i.e. a little better than Radio 3 DAB at 192 kbps mp2). Now to copy t a USB stick to play via a HiFi system.

[Serial_Apologist]

JD got a very brief word of praise in the Minnesota Orchestra's Mahler 8 this past weekend, from Rob Hubbard in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune here:



Short and sweet, as the saying goes. Your side of the pond is well represented in this blowout event to close Osmo Vänskä's tenure in Minnesota, with Carolyn Sampson and Barry Banks also joining the proceedings.

I would certainly prefer hearing her in this than the dreaded Elgar Sea Pictures!