MARGARET
FIELD, SOPRANO
PRESS NOTICES
"... the splendid
Margaret Field." - Sunday Times
"AHEAD OF THE
FIELD" - "I have had the good fortune of hearing most of the finest
singers of my time, but none possesses a more beautiful voice than last night's
soprano soloist Margaret Field. Her singing of items from Schumann's
Myrthen was absolutely gorgeous, her diction impeccable and she characterised
the songs perfectly. Equally satisfying were her Wolf items and her
vocalising in the Turina songs was quite sumptuous ..." - Sheffield Star
"... this
golden-voiced Australian soprano ..." - Sheffield Morning Telegraph
"... a tremendous
part for solo soprano sung with eloquence and accuracy by Margaret Field." - Guardian
"Margaret Field's
recital of Cabaret Songs....was a highlight of the (Huddersfield Contemporary
Music) Festival." -Music and Musicians.
"From the decadence
of the ripely-sung "Columbine" to the cool fervour of "The
Waiting Moon", Miss Field blended technical expertise with emotional
sympathy in an expressive and expansive reading." - Yorkshire Post
"... soprano Margaret
Field moving from style to style with aplomb." - The Scotsman
"Margaret Field....is
a brilliant soprano, attractive and lively in all she does." - Yorkshire Post
"... the musical
high-points were songs of Rakhmaninov and the Blok settings of Shostakovich,
whose expression was beautifully judged by Margaret Field". - Classical Music
"Tippett's song-cycle
The Heart's Assurance was interpreted with skill, imagination and sensitivity
by the soprano Margaret Field and pianist Sally Mays." - The Guardian
"... thoughtful string-playing,
a fitting prelude to the singing of soprano Margaret Field in the closing
Vision of Heaven (Fourth Symphony). Hers is a voice of heart and warmth,
mellow and yet capable of matching the caprices of Mahler's scoring. It
would be hard to imagine a better end to a superb concert." - The Australian
"... the
resplendently stratospheric Margaret Field." (Patterson: Te Deum) - Birmingham Post
"Margaret Field ...
gave us a positively exquisite Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit. Indeed it was
Miss Field who was to ultimately provide the overwhelming highlight of the
evening as the soprano soloist in Poulenc's jolly, strikingly original setting
of the Gloria. This was glorious singing, by turn sublime and ethereal,
and always full of characterful phrasing." - Yorkshire Post
MARGARET FIELD - SOPRANO
OF THE HIGHEST CLASS. ....Margaret Field, the soloist of the evening, proved to
be a soprano of the highest class ....The result was not only the best
performance of the evening, it was also a profound and, above all, a personal
interpretation of Strauss, in which Margaret Field's noble-sounding soprano was
used handsomely to just the right effect. Above all the performance was a
fitting tribute to the glorious music of Strauss. (Vier Letzte Lieder). - Turun Sanomat, Finland (translated
by Erkki Arni)
Gorecki's 3rd Symphony:-
"Before the Scottish premiere of the symphony on Tuesday, we were told
from the platform that Gorecki had sent a message of goodwill to the performers
- most notably Margaret Field, the soprano he declared to be his favourite in
the work. I believe he would have been delighted with the
performance." (See PLATFORM ANNOUNCEMENT below) - The Scotsman
"... and soprano
Margaret Field sang movingly with a creamy, soft opulence. A spellbinding
experience." - Glasgow Herald
"The most important
participant in the symphony is the performer of the vocal part. It is
often the case that it is precisely the singer who fails to match the level of
the music and the musicians accompanying her, especially when opera singers
tackle Mahler or Berg, seeming to see no further than the notes of the music.
For Margaret Field they were not just notes, but music through which the
notes were experienced. Unity of feeling and the highest technical
mastery were shown to be the guarantee of a successful performance."
Vesti,
Jerusalem (translated from the Russian)
"Margaret Field
deserved special compliments. Her performance was marvellous, marvellous,
marvellous. The length of the breath she needed for the piece was not
only technical; her excellent control, perfect intonation and colourful voice
gave her the possibility to blend with the orchestra and not to be swallowed by
it. This was yet more evidence of her technical and artistic
greatness." -
Jerusalem newspaper (translated from the Hebrew by Sara Raz)
"Her warm voice
caused the audience to tremble" - another Jerusalem paper, translator as above
"Margaret Field's
performance was very exciting and perfect in all aspects of voice and music.
It was one of the best and most fascinating music experiences this
season." -
and another
"Sperber's reading
was outstanding and so was soprano Margaret Field, whose vocal beauty and deep
involvement contributed decisively to the great success." - Jerusalem Post
"Sheer delight from
start to finish."-Musicweb Classical CD Reviews (CD: A Garland of Roses)
PLATFORM
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE HALL MANAGER PRIOR TO THE SCOTTISH PREMIERE AT THE GLASGOW ROYAL
CONCERT HALL (ROYAL NATIONAL SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA):- "Mr Gorecki has just
telephoned from Poland and asked me first of all to thank you for being the
audience at this, the Scottish premiere, and secondly to pass on his good
wishes to Margaret Field who, in his words, would always be his first choice
for the work."
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