![]() In the first of two different settings of poems by Richard Dehmel, “Aus banger Brust” ("From an Anxious Heart" Op. The mood was subdued, in a declamatory vocal style, often with sustained string chords, colored with the sound of the harp. The texts were in Finnish, Swedish and German, including a beautiful setting of Shakespeare’s “Come Away Death” translated into Swedish as “Kim nu hit, död”. ![]() Such was the case on Thursday when English baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside sang eight rarely performed songs by Jean Sibelius in orchestral arrangements – mostly by others – from the original voice and piano. Many fine solo instrumentalists and vocalists appear on the stage of Severance Hall with The Cleveland Orchestra, but occasionally there is one who stands above the usual excellence.
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