Self-Accompanied Singing Project

And...

Henri Duparc 1870 - l'Invitation au voyage - Paula Bär-Giese - soprano & pianist Costumes Gelderse Roos http://www.gelderseroos.nl/Henri Duparc 1870 - l'Invitation au voyagePoem by Charles BeaudelaireMADAME ÉDOUARD MANET (Suzanne Leenhoff...

Sorry about the long silence folks! It's not because nothing's happening here. There will be some news soon.

In the meantime, for your delectation:

Giovanna Baviera, Soloindue- Tobias Hume, Fain would I change that note Extract from "Soloindue" by Giovanna Baviera, published by Albus Fair Editions. Tobias Hume, "Fain would I change that note" About the album:"Soloindue" is G...

Some more beautiful early music folks.

Giovanna Baviera, Soloindue - Hor ch'el ciel e la terra Extract from "Soloindue" by Giovanna Baviera, published by Albus Fair Editions. Giovanna Baviera, "Hor ch'el ciel e la terra"About the album:"Soloindue" is G...

A very beautiful (in my opinion) self-accompanied interpretation of an all-too-famous song:

John Dowland - Flow my Tears (Ivo Haun: Voice and Renaissance Lute) This outstanding song has been with me for years. It is a most exquisite example of what English melancholy can sound like. I hope you enjoy this performance...

How about this for singing and CONDUCTING at the same time folks?

Nathalie Stutzmann records Handel aria "Ah, mio cor, schernito sen" Nathalie Stutzmann sings Handel's aria "Ah, mio cor, schernito sen". Recorded for her new album of Italian arias on Warner Classics & Erato "Quella Fiamma" o...

Another wonderful discovery - Ulrich Messthaler! Many thanks to Ewa Leszczynska for telling me about him!

Ulrich Messthaler - Robert Schumann | Requiem Ulrich Messthaler, voice and piano.Schloss Wartegg, 2014.

Here's a delightful self-accompanied performance of Strauss by David Machell, who came across our project and kindly sent us this and another vid, which will be posted in due course! Thanks David.

David Machell Strauss Die Nacht Strauss Die Nacht

And from another one of our amazing project team-members! This is Janet Oates performing in her own very first self-accompanied classical recital:

Chausso: Le Colibri, Janet Oates self-accompanied recital May 2025

Sorry for the gap in posts folks - but here, I am so proud to present a full self-accompanied recital by our project participant Matthew Jelf. An experienced singer and pianist in both pop and classical styles, and someone who has accompanied his own singing in pop music countless times, this is the first time he has accompanied himself in a classical concert, which he did as part of the project. Many congratulations Matt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QldwMLquFbs

St Nicholas Church, Brighton, UK, 6th August 2025

Matt Jelf 'Melancholy Minstrels & Moonlit Melodies' - A Self Accompanied Song Recital 2025 Self accompanied song recital featuring works by Liszt. Britten, Weil, Dowland, Warlock, Poulenc, Korngold, Berg, Schumann and Schubert. 45'

Here is Paula Bar-Giese in a brilliant performance of the Doll's Aria from Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman!

Madame Eduard Manet sings the Doll's song from “The Tales of Hoffman” Paula Bär-Giese soprano & pianistMadame Eduard Manet project: http://www.musicksmonument.com/Madame_Edouard_Manet_(Suzanne_Leenhoff,_18301906)/MADAME_EDOUARD...