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Over the years, each of the performances I have given
of Oskar Morawetz’s The Diary of Anne Frank has been an especially rewarding
experience for me, and I regard it as a privilege to have sung this rich and
touching piece of music on so many occasions. Whenever possible, and
wherever the piece was performed, Oskar attended both rehearsals and
performances: with particular fondness I recall singing The Diary at a
special concert with the Toronto Symphony given in honour of Oskar’s
birthday.
Oskar’s setting of this delicate text is
extraordinarily moving and always receives warm audience response. I regard
this piece now, and will continue to so regard it, as a staple of my
repertoire.
Judith Forst, October 2004
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Judith Forst and Morawetz, 1983 |
