Soloist in RÜCKERT-LIEDER

BBC Proms with BBC Symphony Orchestra

“Jamie Barton, the force-of-nature American mezzo-soprano, was the soloist: her coppery voice, too, is a giant instrument, but she wielded it with minute attention to diction and meaning. The rapt valediction in the final song, ‘Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen’ (I am lost to the world) was breathtaking.”
–i News

“Barton was the creamy-toned soloist in Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, steering a nice path between cool detachment and emotional indulgence.”
–The Guardian

“Barton began with the three lighter songs, of which ‘Liebst du um Schönheit’ was particularly fine, especially its beguiling final couplet. ‘Um Mitternacht’ was a profound utterance, strings silent while brass and winds led us to a resounding climax, Barton capping the splendour with imposing weight of tone. ‘Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen’ has a claim to be Mahler’s finest song, and Barton sang it with exquisite poise at a taxingly slow tempo.”
–Bachtrack