“Ian Partridge (tenor) with members of the Music Group of London: David Butt – flute, Janet Craxton – oboe, Hugh Bean and Frances Mason – violins, Christopher Wellington – viola, Eileen Croxford – cello HMV HQS 1325 (p) 1974”
Many Happy Returns to tenor Ian Partridge, 84 today. He sings Peter Warlock’s The Curlew with the Music Group of London (HMV recording).
A lovely, warm-hearted, generous man, and wonderful artist, with whom I was happily very recently in contact. Happy birthday, Ian, and thank you for all your brilliant concerts and recordings.
What a voice! Thank goodness for all those wonderful recordings, Monteverdi, Schumann, Purcell, Partridge is the greatest songster and an important teacher of many current Lieder artists.