poetry Archive
RICHARD DANIELPOUR: Songs of Solitude; War Songs; Toward the Splendid City – Thomas Hampson, bari./Nashville Sym. Orch./ Giancarlo Guerrero – Naxos
Some very moving and well-written songs on topics of war. RICHARD DANIELPOUR: Songs of Solitude; War Songs; Toward the Splendid City – Thomas Hampson, bari./Nashville Sym. Orch./Giancarlo Guerrero – Naxos 8.559792, 60:48, (10/14/16) ****: For people who follow American contemporary classical music only casually composer Richard Danielpour might not be one of the first names […]
The Complete Songs Of Virgil Thomson = Soloists with 2 pianists & percussion – New World (3 CDs)
Absolutely essential listening of a neglected but masterly song composer. The Complete Songs Of Virgil Thomson = Sarah Pelletier, sop./ Lynne McMurtry, contralto/ William Hite, tenor/ Aaron Engebreth, bari./ Alison d’Amato & Linda Osborn, piano/ John McDonald perc. – New World 80775 (3 CDs), 71:20, 76:04, 50:57 [Distr. by Albany] (4/4/16)*****: Any reasonably performed rendition […]
“O Eterne Deus” – Music of HILDEGARD VON BINGEN – Vajra Voices/ Karen Clark – Music & Arts
Millenium-old music from Hildegard von Bingen, visionary, mystic and polymath, sung by an inspired choir, Vajra Voices. “O Eterne Deus” – Music of HILDEGARD VON BINGEN – Vajra Voices/ Karen Clark – Music & Arts 1291, 50:20 (5/13/16) *****: As a man, I feel it may be inappropriate for me to review this all-female endeavour. […]
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d; Four Ballades – Paul Lewis, p./ Swedish Radio Sym. Orch./ Daniel Harding – Harmonia mundi
Power and poetry infuse every measure of the Brahms works including a gripping version of the Concerto. BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15; Four Ballades, Op. 10 – Paul Lewis, p./ Swedish Radio Sym. Orch./ Daniel Harding – Harmonia mundi HMC 902191, 72:12 (4/15/16) ****: “A concerto that has quite enraptured me […]
“Dawn and Twilight: The First and Last Violin Sonatas of Cyril Scott” = CYRIL SCOTT: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 4 – Andrew Kirkman, p./ Clipper Erickson, v – Affetto
“Dawn and Twilight: The First and Last Violin Sonatas of Cyril Scott” = CYRIL SCOTT: Violin Sonata No. 1 (original version); Violin Sonata No. 4 – Andrew Kirkman, p./ Clipper Erickson, v – Affetto AF1504 56:20 (11/13/15) [Distr. by Naxos] ****: Music by a little-known British composer worthy of an extended listen. Cyril Scott is […]
“An American Menagerie” = Works of AMLIN, MERFELD & HOUGHTON – viola & piano – MSR
Don’t dismiss this album too quickly—there is a lot of substance to be found!
John Hollenbeck – Songs We Like a Lot [TrackList follows] – Sunnyside
A covers project with discovery and rediscovery.
![Javier Vercher – Wish You Were Here [TrackList follows] – Musikoz](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VercherJavier.jpg)
Javier Vercher – Wish You Were Here [TrackList follows] – Musikoz
Mainstream jazz with an undercurrent of edginess.
JOHN HARBISON: The Great Gatsby Suite; Darkbloom; Closer to My Own Life – Mary Mackenzie, sop. (Life)/ Albany Sym. Orch./ David Alan Miller – Albany
A terrific instrumental suite from the excellent complete opera.
![LACY – Steve Lacy: Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Octet – Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Misha Mengelberg, piano; Kent Carter, bass; Irène Aebi, vocals; Oliver Johnson, drums, et al. – Black Saint/Soul Note Records [Disc List follows] – 10-CD set](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steve-lacy-set.jpg)
LACY – Steve Lacy: Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Octet – Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Misha Mengelberg, piano; Kent Carter, bass; Irène Aebi, vocals; Oliver Johnson, drums, et al. – Black Saint/Soul Note Records [Disc List follows] – 10-CD set
Before buying this set, you should know: it comes with one caveat.
Leonard Cohen: Live in Dublin, (TrackList follows) – Sony Legacy (3 CDs + 1 Blu-ray)
This is a must have for Cohen fans (and fans of poet-songwriters).
SCHUBERT: Adrast (fragment); Szene aus Faust; Five Lieder; Ellens Zweiter Gesang; Erlkonig – Barbara Berens, sop./ Martin Nagy, tenor/ Steffen Lachenmann, bar./ Kammerchor Potsdam/ Brandenburger Sym./ Gernot Schulz – Ars Production
This release indicates “discoveries” and “arrangements”—not exactly true, but definitely some esoterica for devotees.
JAMES PRIMOSCH: Sacred Songs = From a Book of Hours; Four Sacred Songs; Dark the Star; Holy the Firm – Soloists/ 21st Cen. Consort/ Christopher Kendall – Bridge
Sacred music for those who take such things seriously.
FESTINGER, R.: Diary of a Journey; The Coming of Age; Laws of Motion; A Dream Foretold – New York New Music Ensemble /Harvey Sollberger – Naxos
Interesting compositions by Festinger well played but only adequately recorded.
Julius Patzak sings SCHUBERT = Die Schoene Muellerin; Winterreise – Julius Patzak, tenor/ Michael Raucheisen, piano/ Joerg Demus, piano (D. 911) – Preiser (2 CDs)
Julius Patzak brings a Viennese pathos and authenticity to Schubert’s two major song cycles.
BRIAN NOYES: Journeys after… = Points of Decision; Shadows of Memory – Moravian Philharmonic Orch./ Petr Vronsky & St. Petersburg State Sym./ Vladimir Lande – Navona
A challenging and dissonant journey into the mind of a unique poet.
SCHUBERT: Der Wanderer – Florian Boesch, bar./ Roger Vignoles, piano – Hyperion
Boesch scores a real winner here, perhaps his finest solo outing to date.
“Wanderer’s Nachtlied” = SCHUBERT Edition Vol. 8 – Matthias Goerne, bar./ Helmut Deutsch & Eric Schneider, p. – Harmonia mundi
Could well be one of the finest such collections ever.
GABRIEL JACKSON: The Voice of the Bard; Now I have known, O Lord; Missa Triueriensis; O Doctor optime; Thomas, Jewel of Canterbury; Sanctum est verum lumen; Angeli, archangeli; A ship with unfurled sails; Aeterna caeli Gloria; Ave regina caelorum – Kaspars Zemitis, electric guitar (Ave regina caelorum)/ The State Choir Latvija/ Maris Sirmais – Hyperion
An absolutely magnificent disc of music that will shake you to your shoes!
NthEntities – Anna Le, poetry/ Phil Manzanera, music – 2012 Expression Records
I consider NthEntities a masterwork in the growing poetry & music category.
Choral Works of DANIEL ASIA – BBC Singers/ Odaline de la Martinez– Summit
A rare choral collection from a composer who has limited his output in this area.
The Passing of the Year = Songs of ERIC WHITACRE; JONATHAN DOVE; MORTEN LAURIDSEN; BELMONT-FORD – Joshua Copleland – MSR
You like choral music? Well here’s some really good stuff…
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
