Rachel sings and accompanies herself in Schubert’s masterpiece,
the first ever to interpret the work as both singer and pianist on recording.
It’s a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star review for Winterreise from @lascenamusicale !
La Scena Musicale 5 étoiles
Gianmarco Segato on 8 November 2024
Fenlon is Berlin-based and her longtime German immersion pays off in diction that is idiomatic and clear. She has found a niche for her art, giving self-accompanied recitals all over Europe and Canada. As former Canadian Opera Company and current Paris Opera director Alexander Neef writes in his excellent program notes: “Fenlon’s performance echoes the Vienna of 1827 when Schubert first performed the cycle for his friends, accompanying himself on the piano.” The recording, produced and engineered by Carl Talbot at Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix in May 2023, offers a wonderful ambience, well balanced between voice and piano. A beautiful, fresh addition to the Winterreise recorded legacy.
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I feel especially touched by this: “Fenlon makes you feel as though you have someone who has experienced the depression and loneliness that the winter can bring, and can relate to your own seasonal struggles”. …. Because if someone can feel that in this record, then I couldn’t ask for anything more.
You can hear excerpts of Winterreise on Morning light every Wednesday this month at 7:30am on @classic107fm with @nolan_kehler
Virtuosi
A soprano e pianista Rachel Fenlon chega diretamente da Alemanha para trazer sua arte singular ao Festival Virtuosi. 🎶 Reconhecida por se acompanhar ao piano, Rachel apresenta o icônico ciclo Winterreise de Schubert, combinando técnica apurada e sensibilidade musical em uma performance memorável.
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RF: Such a key question, thanks for asking that! So, the model for many record labels these days is such that the artist has to financially back a huge chunk of the recording and post production costs. Once I had decided I would record “Winterreise” and had secured the sound engineer and producer I wanted to work with–Carl Talbot, a Canadian legend–I got working on fundraising. I raised most of the funds for the album through a Kickstarter campaign, which was a huge gamble, because you only get funded on Kickstarter if you meet your fundraising goal. I had the fortune of having an exceptionally generous patron of the arts say he would match whatever the total of my campaign amount was so that I would meet my goal. In the end, I raised a total of $16,000 for the album. I have to say, I am pretty proud of that!