Sequenza 21 Reviews David Biedenbender's CD
• all we are given we cannot hold is one of the finest song cycles I have heard this year.
• Biedendbender’s music should gain wider currency.
• Biedenbender’s love affair with the voice notwithstanding, his instrumental music is equally compelling.
• Soprano Lindsay Kesselman has bonded with these works in a special way as well, imparting both words and music assuredly, her beautiful voice, dynamic control, and impressive upper register making her an ideal advocate for Biedenbender’s work.
• Kesselman treats Fanning’s poetry sensitively, delivering a rousing performance in “Shell” and imparting “Wing” with touching delicacy.
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