PRESS REVIEWS eda 45:
SZYMON LAKS „Complete works for voice and piano”
„...A lot must also be said about the very high production values of this recording. Ania Vegry, the London-born soprano soloist has a pure and engaging voice that perfectly suits all texts, be they Polish, French, or Yiddish, and delivers them throughout with innate conviction. Dominique Horwitz, an actor and a chansonnier makes a guest appearance in one terrifically entertaining cabaret song, Le Géneral.
Speaking of guest appearances, it is impossible not to be totally charmed by Mieczysław Fogg, a legendary Polish chansonnier in his 1934 recording of Tuwim’s hilarious text, Alkoholic, included here as a bonus track. On all other tracks of this two CD set, pianist Katarzyna Wasiak meets head-on the challenges of often complex keyboard textures and ever-changing musical styles with natural ease and
aplomb. The splendid acoustics of Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Berlin’s southwestern district of Dahlem add much to the ambience of this fine recording.“
POLISH MUSIC CENTER/LOS ANGELES - Marek Zebrowski
PRESS REVIEWS 2021
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
FINANCIAL TIMES
NEUE MUSIK ZEITUNG
THE TIMES
GAZETA WYBORCZA/POLAND - WARSAW
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
The contrasting collection by Simon Laks needs to be heard - Eric Levi
Critics’ Choice: Richard Fairman
One could listen to her for hours - Juan Martin Koch
...marvellously served by Ania Vegry’s multicoloured soprano and Katarzyna Wasiak’s
trenchant accompaniments - Geoff Brown
- ... perfect interpreters... - Robert Majewski
...nothing less than a revelation - Jürgen Kesting