Christmas 2011

Greetings from sunny, chilly Sussex. No more concerts this year so I have just been singing carols in my lovely local church to keep my vocal chords vibrating. I have made some mince-pies and a Christmas cake. The Christmas tree is in the garden but will make its entrance into the house this week and be festooned with baubles- rather late perhaps but it might be looking good by Christmas Eve. Thank you to all of you who have visited my website this year; I hope to welcome you back in 2012 and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. I'm looking forward to seeing the dawn of 2012 in Bamberg, and to revisiting Portugal, Spain, Austria, France and South America later in the year.
Happy Holidays to everyone, with love from Felicity

 

Elgar in Sussex
Champs Hill Records

This recording contains Elgar's beautiful Piano Quintet in A minor, Three Movements for Piano Trio and seven songs performed by Felicity Lott.

"...a delightful set of seven songs -- an atypical genre for Elgar -- taken from both early and mature periods. Soprano Felicity Lott sings with a wonderful purity of tone; the superb balance and clear recorded sound quality with pianist Joseph Middleton make for a memorable listening experience." (allmusic.com)

Poulenc - The Complete Songs Vol. 2
Signum Classics

On the second release of Signum's Poulenc series Felicity Lott presents the song cycle "Tel jour telle nuit", "Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne" and "Les chemins de l'amour".

"...Felicity Lott's well-deserved status in this repertoire comes through in the song-cycle Tel jour telle nuit. (...) her musicianly response to the Paul Eluard poems has few rivals." (The New Zealand Herald)

Poulenc - The Complete Songs Vol. 1
Signum Classics

This release marks the first in a new series charting the complete songs of Francis Poulenc, performed by various singers accompanied Malcolm Martineau. Felicity presents the song cycle "La Courte Paille".

"...Felicity Lott remains fresh and idiomatic in "Lune d'avril"...." (The Guardian)

"Dritte außergewöhnliche Interpretin ist Felicity Lott, (....) was für eine Eleganz der Phrasierung! Zudem schafft Dame Felicity es, in ihren Interpretationen von 'La Courte Paille' mit leichter Hand eine Verbindung zwischen Poulenc und dem ‚Rechtsnachfolger‘ seiner Melodies, dem französischen Chanson der 50er Jahre herzustellen." (klassik.com)

Call Me Flott
Champs Hill Records

A charming collection of light-hearted songs- all in English but not all written by Englishmen!

"...A smile appears in the voice, and though she takes no jazz-influenced rhythmic or melodic liberties, there is a naturalness to her delivery that feels fresh and contemporary. (...) It actually takes a top artist to imbue these simple numbers with a sense of fun without overdoing a knowing wink at the anachronism...." (Opera Today)

"...Overall, one can't help but be impressed by Felicity Lott's enduring talents, which are readily on display on this disc...." (musicalcriticism.com)