Rating : - Beautiful voice, great selections...
This recording of Youngok Shin is really excellent, both for her tone and technique, and for the selection of music on it. There are many beautiful songs you don't normally find at all, let alone together on one CD. Some of my favorites are La promessa, Oh! quand je dors, Chanson triste, and Zdes' Khorosho. I originally purchased the CD to help me learn some repertoire, and found additional repertoire ideas on the disc. Shin gives a beautiful performance that is exactly right for this music; it isn't overdone at all. I'm really tired of opera singers turning art songs into some dramatic opera scene, or making them so "big" that we can't even hear the poetry anymore. Please remember that art songs are a partnership between singer and pianist; both play nearly equal roles. Lovely job, Ms. Shin.