Gabriel Rollinson´s new album with songs by William Grant Still is featured in The New York Times!
„But the baritone Gabriel Rollinson is the real star here. He has a healthy, fast vibrato – plus a true calling for Still’s mature „universal“ aesthetic, which sought to bridge the music of Europe and the United States. Rollinson sings the French of the „Poème“ just as authoritatively as he does the text of a spiritual in „Here’s One,“ during which he contrasts the conclusion of a ringing phrase with a disarming movement into vocal smoothness. He knows how to keep these interpretations vital.“
SETH COLTER WALLS
New York Times Oct. 31st, 2024
„The mezzo-soprano Yajie Zhang deploys precise intonation in „From the Hearts of Women,“ and her „Midtide“ is particularly affecting, full of the pensive feeling Still dictates. The pianist Hartmut Höll brings across the martial energy of „Rising Tide“ and the cynical harmonic edges of the accompaniment in a tune like „Parted“ (from „Songs of Separation“). He throws in three brief solo piano works, too.“