Listen to a long-awaited Song of Silence

Listen to a long-awaited Song of Silence

Daily Comfort Zone

norman lebrecht

January 29, 2023

The French pianist Hélène Grimaud has been searching 20 years for the right singer to perform Sileint Songs by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, now a war refugee.

She has finally settled on the young baritone Konstantin Krimmel.

Quiet, now.

Comments

  • James Minch says:

    Why on earth would Hélène Grimaud waste her time on this rubbish?

  • Pianoman says:

    Would have taken me 20 minutes to give five names who could sing this. Good singing though, but hardly impressive songs and definitely needs a specialist accompanist who would not be mouthing the words. I very much like Grimaud, but this is nonsense.

  • Patrick de Clerck says:

    same song here at minute 4’05” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqDVvD0Uv-o

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