The opportunity to hear two great pros, the divinely voiced Karita Mattila in partnership with master accompanist Martin Katz, is irresistible. Whether or not Mattila’s program — Poulenc’s five Banalités, Debussy’s Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire, Aulus Sallinen’s Four Dream Songs, and five songs by Joseph Marx — capitalizes on her astounding theatrical acumen, it’s sure to bring out her gift for the sensuous.
Jason Victor Serinus regularly reviews music and audio for Stereophile, SFCV, Classical Voice North America, AudioStream, American Record Guide, and other publications. The whistling voice of Woodstock in She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown, the longtime Oakland resident now resides in Port Townsend, Washington.