Barber - Bernstein - Britten - Copland - u.a.
Barbara Bonney (Sopran)
Onyx Classics
1 CD
061:55
Chor / Lied
1999-01-01
Lieder op. 12 Nr. 1-7 (Seven Elizabethan Lyrics) Quilter, Roger Nr. 1: Weep you no more Nr. 2: My life's dlight Nr. 3: Damask roses Nr. 4: The faithless shepherdess Nr. 5: Brown is my Love Nr. 6: By a fountainside Nr. 7: Fair house of joy Three poems of Fiona Macleod op. 11 (1918) Griffith, Charles Tomlinson 1. The lament of Ian the Proud 2. Thy dark eyes to mine 3. The rose of the night Four early songs (1918-22) Copland, Aaron 1. Night 2. A summer vacation 3. My heart is in the East 4. Alone On this island op. 11 (5 Lieder für hohe Stimme und Klavier) Britten, Benjamin 1. Let the florid music praise! 2. Now the leaves are falling fast 3. Seascape 4. Nocturne 5. As it is, plenty I Hate Music (5 Kid Songs) Bernstein, Leonard 1. My name is Barbara 2. Jupiter has even moons 3. I hate music! 4. A big Indian and a little Indian (Riddle song) 5. I'm a person too Lieder op. 13 Nr. 1-4 Barber, Samuel Nr. 1 A nun takes the veil Nr. 2. The secrets of the old Nr. 3 Sure on this shining night Nr. 4 Nocturne
Malcolm Martineau (Piano) // Uniquely fascinating programme compares and contrasts great songwriters from both sides of the Atlantic during the early-mid 20th century, mixing the well-known with the extremely unusual, like the individual and impressionistic world of Charles Griffes' songs after the poems of Fiona Macleod.
