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22nd June 2024

Presto Music Classical Podcast, Episode 50: A Close-Up Look – Heloïse Werner on her latest solo album

by David Smith

Heloïse Werner (Image credit: Emma Werner)Hot on the heels of 2022's Phases comes a second album from acclaimed young singer-composer Heloïse Werner, Close-Ups. Drawing together works by Bingen, Strozzi, the French Baroque composer Julie Pinel, and Errollyn Wallen, it also features compositions by Werner herself - including Les Leçons du Mardi, an acerbic, witty piece biting back against centuries of medical misogyny, and the title-track close-ups, a selection of wordless character-sketches that push the boundaries of song itself.

We talk about how some of these works came to be, how Heloïse assembled her dream team of top-notch musicians and improvisers, what it's like to be a bilingual composer, and more. 

Image credit: Emma Werner

The recordings mentioned in this episode...

Close-Ups

Close-Ups

Heloïse Werner | Max Baillie | Julian Azkoul | Ruth Gibson Colin Alexander | Marianne Schofield | Kit Downes

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Phrases

Phrases

Héloïse Werner (soprano), Amy Harman (bassoon), Lawrence Power (violin, viola), Calum Huggan (percussion), Colin Alexander (cello), Laura Snowden (guitar), Daniel Shao (flute)

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

David Smith - Head of Digital

David writes as an early music specialist for Presto Music and Early Music America, and sings with the English vocal groups Ex Cathedra and Armonico Consort and as a lay clerk at St Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham, UK.

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