With new song commissions and a remarkablybroad recital repertoire to her name, Alice Cootestands today among the leading interpreters ofLieder and art song. Her performances invariablycreate a sense of anticipation and deep appreciationfor the many insights she brings to even the mostfamiliar of works. ‘Thank heavens for Alice Coote,’observed the Independent, following one of hercharacteristically intense interpretations – ‘... shealone heard the sounds of silence, she alone …connected words to feeling.’ She is joined by leadingBritish pianist Christian Blackshaw in repertoirewhich explores the many asoects of love.