James Taylor (tenor)
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
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Organization | Yale University |
James Taylor (born 1966 in Dallas) is an American tenor, known for singing the Evangelist in works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Biography
James Taylor grew up in
He has internationally appeared in Bach's
In Taylor's first appearance with the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur in Carnegie Hall in 2008 he was the Evangelist in the St Matthew Passion, singing with Matthias Goerne and Anna Larsson, among others. The review stated: "Above all, tying the story together, was James Taylor (no, not that James Taylor) as the Evangelist. Yes, his voice was radiant and resounding. More important was his dramatic turn of phrase, his moods from the extreme to the beatific, as he told – through a recitative which verged on aria – the story.".[7]
His debut in
In 2008 he recorded Britten's War Requiem with Annette Dasch, Christian Gerhaher and the Festivalensemble Stuttgart under Rilling.[10] The concert was performed at the Rheingau Musik Festival, the Musikfest of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.[9]
In 2009 he appeared with the
Taylor has been a teacher at the Yale University from 2005.[10]
Selected recordings
- Bach: Easter Oratorio, Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, Peter Kooy, Collegium Vocale Gent, conductor Philippe Herreweghe, Harmonia Mundi France, 1994
- Bach: Johannes-Passion, Michael Schade, Matthias Goerne, Juliane Banse, Ingeborg Danz, Andreas Schmidt, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling, Hänssler, 1996
- Haydn: SWR Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Michael Gielen, 1999 [1]
- Bach: Mass in B minor, Sibylla Rubens, Juliane Banse, Ingeborg Danz, Andreas Schmidt, Thomas Quasthoff, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling, Hänssler, 1999 (#46 on bach-cantatas)
- Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Marcus Ullman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling, Hänssler, 2000 review
References
- ^ James Taylor on the bach-cantatas website
- ^ Oster-Oratorium #13 on bach-cantatas
- ^ Edition Bachakademie Vol. 75 St. John Passion #73 on bach-cantatas
- ^ Christmas Oratorio #79 on bach-cantatas
- ^ James Taylor on the Gasteig website
- ^ "Review: La divisione del mondo". Early Music Review. No. 66. 2000. pp. 10–11.
- ^ Masur and Transfiguration review of Harry Rolnick on concertonet, 22 March 2008
- ^ Mozart Mass: Chock Full o' Carnegie Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine [Oregon Bach Festival]
- ^ a b James Taylor Kennedy Center
- ^ a b War Requiem Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Interpreten (in German)
- ^ Messiah Archived 2010-03-06 at the Wayback Machine New York Philharmonic, 2009
- ^ A Period-Style Taste of a Holiday-Season Staple review by Vivian Schweitzer in The New York Times, 16 December 2009
External links
- James Taylor on the Colbert Artists Management website
- James Taylor on the Gasteig website
- Entries for Bach recordings by James Taylor on WorldCat