The Mozartists
‘Sturm und Drang’, Volume 4
This fourth volume in The Mozartists’ ‘Sturm und Drang’ series features feverishly intense symphonies by Kraus and Haydn, opera arias by Mozart and Traetta, and the climactic scene from Jiří Benda’s melodrama Medea, which Mozart excitedly hailed as the future of opera.
REVIEWS
“Soprano Alexandra Lowe proves a compelling guide to the movement’s theatrical extremes… She can blaze, plead and freeze the temperature.”
Europadisc
“Alexandra Lowe’s finely-nuanced performance is electrifyingly powerful, sweeping all before her.”
Early Music Review
“‘Ombra cara’ / ‘Io resto sempre’ are… projected with good diction and dramatic intensity by soprano Alexandra Lowe.”
Early Music Review
Debut Album
album ‘le voyage’
Nominated for ‘NEWCOMER award’ BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE 2024
Our programme focuses on music of the French ‘Romantic’ song repertoire, broadly encompassing the period 1860-1920, with a particular focus on music and text inspired by Greece, Spain, and the Middle East.
I feel a particular affinity with this music for a multitude of reasons. French has always been a language I’ve loved singing in, and I have always felt a strong connection to the song repertoire in particular. The language, unique aesthetic, and flavour of French art song in this period feels at home within colour and capabilities of my voice. In this album I wanted to explore repertoire that was previously largely unknown to me and to create a programme that would be wonderful for Patrick and myself to perform, as well as for the audience to listen to! In doing so we’ve been on quite a journey to discover new pieces of the repertory and to create a disc with strong thematic ties throughout. The Spanish element to the programme is particularly personal to me as I was born and raised in Mallorca until the age of 16.
reviews
“For all her linguistic adeptness, Spanish-born British soprano Lowe is a tone-based singer who knows how to use vocal colour as an imaginative vehicle of expression.”
Gramophone
“Full marks to Alexandra Lowe for her command of [French]… especially in the settings by Debussy and Koechlin.”
Classical Music
“Lowe and Milne were given ample room to showcase their respective talents… Milne was a sensitive accompanist to Lowe’s warm and expressive soprano voice.”
BBC Music Magazine
“Her debut album on Champs Hill, Le Voyage, was a stunner.”
Classical Explorer