Tenor Brian Smith Walters is a force to be reckoned with — endowed with a dark, thundering timbre and magnificent, towering style, he is the embodiment of a Heldentenor. His first Navona Records release is a challenging cross-section of chansons and Lieder spanning five centuries, and Walters navigates them with stunning bravado.
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A Phoenix Rising
An LGBT Song Chronology
Brian Smith Walters | Adam Johnson
'This is an absolutely splendid album from Brian Smith Walters. What a voice this lad has! Pure double espresso: rich, dark and immensely powerful. Fascinating repertoire they've chosen too: especially enjoyed the Amanda Ira Aldridge and Szymanowski. Strongly recommended!'
Dr David Vernon, author of Disturbing the Universe, Wagner's Musikdrama
'A fantastic programme and in the songs that suit his voice's towering power best like Smyth's Moods of the Sea the communicative force is overwhelming.'
The Symphonist
'I can guarantee you won't want to miss it. Unbelievably powerful performance, 6 world premiere recordings AND the rendition of Smyth's 3 Moods of the Sea that we NEED'
Dr Leah Broad, author of QUARTET
It doesn’t matter whether he sings Purcell or Copland, Schubert or Saint Saens, Tchaikovsky or Barber, Wagner or Szymanowski – the energetic grip Walters has on every single piece is awe-inducing, every rendition buzzing with vibrance and profundity. Accompanied here by only the piano, there is only one word to describe the tenor and A PHOENIX RISING: intense.'
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