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| ⚫ | John Elwes was born in Lewisham, London. He was Head Chorister in the extremely famous choir of Westminster Cathedral, London. Whilst there, his musical and vocal education were furthered by the eminent harpsichordist George Malcolm, the Director of Music. Under his birth name of John Hahessy ( his father was from Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Waterford, Ireland ) he had considerable success as a boy soprano, in particular with BBC broadcasts, recordings with Decca Recording Company and concerts with such conductors as the composer Benjamin Britten. He made the very first recording of Benjamin Britten's Canticle, Abraham and Isaac, singing the role of Isaac, accompanied by the composer himself. Britten later dedicated to John, and recorded with him, his Corpus Christi Carol. John went on to study at the Royal College of Music and on completing his studies made his concert debut in the 1968 Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. |
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'''John Joseph Elwes''' (original name '''John Hahessy''') (born 20 October 1946), is an English [[tenor]] [[singing|singer]]. |
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John Elwes is particularly well known for his sensitive and musical performances. His repertoire is extensive, encompassing many centuries of music from Claudio Monteverdi through to Benjamin Britten. He has performed and performs with many of the leading conductors of Baroque, Classical and Contemporary music. He has sung in over one hundred recordings, such as Dowland's First Book of Ayres, Monteverdi's Vespers and his opera Poppea, Vivaldi's opera L'Incoronazione di Dario ( with L'Ensemble Baroque de Nice ), Bach's B minor Mass and St. Mathew Passion ( Gustav Leonhardt ), Handel's Messiah ( Masaaki Suzuki ), Ramaeau's opera Pymalion ( Leonhardt ),Purcell's The Tempest ( Eliot Gardiner ), Schubert's song cycles Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, Théodore Gouvy Mêlodies, Britten's Serenade and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. |
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John Elwes is particularly well known for his sensitive and musical performances. His repertoire is extensive ranging from [[Monteverdi]], Vivaldi, [[Rameau]], [[Bach]] and [[Handel]] to [[Mozart]], [[Schubert]], [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Mahler]] and Britten. He regularly performs with the leading conductors of baroque, classical and contemporary music, in particular with L'Ensemble baroque de Nice. He has sung in over one hundred recordings, including [[Dowland]]'s ''First Book of Ayres'', Schubert's song cycles ''Die Schöne Müllerin'' and ''Winterreise'', [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]]'s ''The Tempest'', Bach's ''[[St Matthew Passion (Bach)|St Matthew Passion and various Cantatas]]'' and ''[[Mass in B minor]]'', Handel's ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]'' and Mahler's ''[[Das Lied von der Erde]]'', for which he was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2008. |
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John Elwes was born in Lewisham, London. He was Head Chorister in the extremely famous choir of Westminster Cathedral, London. Whilst there, his musical and vocal education were furthered by the eminent harpsichordist George Malcolm, the Director of Music. Under his birth name of John Hahessy ( his father was from Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Waterford, Ireland ) he had considerable success as a boy soprano, in particular with BBC broadcasts, recordings with Decca Recording Company and concerts with such conductors as the composer Benjamin Britten. He made the very first recording of Benjamin Britten's Canticle, Abraham and Isaac, singing the role of Isaac, accompanied by the composer himself. Britten later dedicated to John, and recorded with him, his Corpus Christi Carol. John went on to study at the Royal College of Music and on completing his studies made his concert debut in the 1968 Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
John Elwes is particularly well known for his sensitive and musical performances. His repertoire is extensive, encompassing many centuries of music from Claudio Monteverdi through to Benjamin Britten. He has performed and performs with many of the leading conductors of Baroque, Classical and Contemporary music. He has sung in over one hundred recordings, such as Dowland's First Book of Ayres, Monteverdi's Vespers and his opera Poppea, Vivaldi's opera L'Incoronazione di Dario ( with L'Ensemble Baroque de Nice ), Bach's B minor Mass and St. Mathew Passion ( Gustav Leonhardt ), Handel's Messiah ( Masaaki Suzuki ), Ramaeau's opera Pymalion ( Leonhardt ),Purcell's The Tempest ( Eliot Gardiner ), Schubert's song cycles Die Schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, Théodore Gouvy Mêlodies, Britten's Serenade and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008.
Sources
- Biography: John Elwes, Bach-cantatas.com
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