German counter-tenor duets with Israeli popster

German counter-tenor duets with Israeli popster

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norman lebrecht

March 05, 2016

Andreas Scholl has an Israeli wife, the pianist Tamar Halperin, and a deep immersion in her culture.

Now it has taken him into a creative exchange with Idan Raichel, a folk-rock performer who writes songs in Hebrew for Andreas.

Skip the mutual admiration quotes. Watch this promo clip for the music.

They have a gig next week in Berlin.

scholl raichel

Comments

  • Holly Golightly says:

    I absolutely LOVE the work of this counter tenor!!

  • Zenaida says:

    The concert in Berlin actually took place on Feb. 22, 2016 at the Lido-Kreuzberg.

  • Janis says:

    Very happy to learn of this — Scholl is really golden. I’ve never heard him do anything I didn’t enjoy thoroughly.

    • Janis says:

      Finally got a chance to listen from home — wonderful stuff! And I’m very surprised — I never heard his chest voice sound so good!

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