“(...) the soloist (...) Elizabeth Llewellyn whose radiant soprano both soared effortlessly and floated with sublime gentleness, luxuriantly bathed in a kaleidoscope of instrumental textures and colours. Martinsson uses a large orchestra, including piano, harp and celeste which add a magical and ethereal dimension at times. He’s a skilful orchestrator, though, and just as the voice is never overwhelmed, so the instrumental fabric always works with rather than against the voice, as Martinsson crafts onomatopoeic images and fervent emotional landscapes (...); the orchestration is meticulous and at times masterly, the lyricism beguiling (...)
Ich Denke dein...
Claire Seymore / Opera Today
UK Premiere
24Jul2022
Ich denke Dein...
- Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Emilia Hoving, conductor
- Three Choirs Festival
- Hereford Cathedral
- Hereford, UK