HANDEL – Joshua – CD & Händel Festspiel Göttingen/Laurence Cummings
“the gloriously sung Joshua of tenor Kenneth Tarver, diction, rhythm, and pitch absolutely perfect; he manages to wring as much majesty out of the role as Handel and Morrell allow”… Robert Levine Classicstoday.com 2015
“Kenneth Tarver’s bright, pingy tenor is more used to bel canto roles, but he actually suits the divinely ordained military leader very well, and he slots into the Baroque technique very convincingly, to my ears. His voice is clean, flexible, very beautiful and fully inside the demands of the style, and he is the finest thing about this recording, delivering a masterclass of Handel singing”… Simon Thompson musicwebinternational.com 2015
“Et Josué carrément superbe de Kenneth Tarver, certes plus mozartien et onctueux qu’héroïque, mais d’une clarté dans le verbe comme dans la ligne, dans la vocalise comme dans l’expression, qui l’imposent à l’égal de ses prédécesseurs John Mark Ainsley (chez Robert King), James Gilchrist (chez Peter Neumann) ou John Aler”… DIAPASON Ivan Alexandre June 2015
“Joshua singt Kenneth Tarver als strahlenden Held mit klarem, offenem und klangschönem Tenor – eine Referenzbesetzung!”… Operalounge.com
“Kenneth Tarver, già apprezzato come tenore mozartiano, è uno Joshua di bel timbro, compatto e omogeneo in tutta la gamma e sicurissimo nei rapidi passaggi di coloratura che la parte richiede; l’interprete coglie perfettamente il taglio eroico del personaggio – che emerge nelle arie con coro che lo caratterizzano in tutta l’opera – senza però sacrificare anche la dimensione più umana e lirica”… gbopera.com