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BAND/ARTIST: Ulysses String Quartet, Thea Lobo, Vera Savage, Andy Papas, Ryu-Kyung Kim
- Title: The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 8: Who is Sylvia
- Year Of Release: 2020
- Label: Navona
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 44.1kHz
- Total Time: 01:13:32
- Total Size: 327 / 651 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Invisible Women Sycorax
02. Who Is Silvia (1)
03. Who Is Silvia (2)
04. Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 No. 2, Who Is Silvia
05. 12 Humbert Wolfe Songs, Op. 48, H. 174 No. 6, The Floral Bandit
06. An Silvia, Op. 106 No. 4, D. 891
07. Come Thou Monarch of the Vine and Hearing Transcript (After Schubert's D. 888)
08. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 1, Herzeleid
09. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 2, Die Fensterscheibe
10. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 3, Der Gartner
11. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 4, Die Spinnerin
12. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 5, Im Wald
13. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 6, Abendlied
14. Songs, Op. 25 No. 4, Arab Love Song
15. Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 No. 4, O Mistress Mine
16. Fancy, FP 174
17. The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained
18. Hath Not a Jew Eyes
19. The Dumbshow
Joseph Summer’s WHO IS SYLVIA, new from Navona Records, is a collection of Shakespeare’s works set to music that will make you question everything you thought you learned in high school English. Summer believes that the famous playwright’s true identity is not William Shakespeare but rather Edward De Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. Many of the songs found on WHO IS SYLVIA come from Summer’s aptly-named The Oxford Songs, a collection of scenes, sonnets, songs, and Summer’s original opera version of Hamlet. These are paired with music from the likes of Schubert and Schumann to create a dynamic and colorful musical experience worthy of the Bard himself.
The sharp, aggressive cello attacks of “Sycorax” opens the album, peppered with edgy dissonances. This piece by Summer is one of many world premieres on this record, recorded at Worcester’s legendary Mechanics Hall. Next comes three settings of Shakespeare’s song “Who is Silvia?” from The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Each one extracts a new layer of meaning from the tender, heartsick lyrics, the first employing mezzo-soprano and harp, the second featuring a downright bluesy violin and sung in German as composed by Adolphus Hailstork, and a third with music by Gerald Finzi. Just as Shakespeare was known for addressing the social and political situations of his day, Summer’s world premier piece “Come Thou Monarch of the Vine and Hearing Transcript” pairs Schubert’s setting from Antony and Cleopatra with words taken from the 2019 Brett Kavanaugh hearings. After a song cycle by Schumann and several other pieces from other composers, the album concludes with three Shakespeare settings by Summer.
Much like Shakespeare, Summer keeps his audience engaged by constantly exploding their expectations. From one track to the next, the listener can never be quite sure what they are going to hear, and this keeps the ear at rapt attention. Surely, this album offers something for every listener.
This release features the award-winning Ulysses Quartet, in residence at the Juilliard School of Music.
Ulysses String Quartet
Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano
Andrea Chenoweth, soprano
Vera Savage, mezzo-soprano
Omar Najmi, tenor
Andrea Chenoweth, soprano
Ethan Bremner, tenor
Andy Papas, baritone
Julia Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim, mezzo-soprano
01. Invisible Women Sycorax
02. Who Is Silvia (1)
03. Who Is Silvia (2)
04. Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 No. 2, Who Is Silvia
05. 12 Humbert Wolfe Songs, Op. 48, H. 174 No. 6, The Floral Bandit
06. An Silvia, Op. 106 No. 4, D. 891
07. Come Thou Monarch of the Vine and Hearing Transcript (After Schubert's D. 888)
08. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 1, Herzeleid
09. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 2, Die Fensterscheibe
10. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 3, Der Gartner
11. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 4, Die Spinnerin
12. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 5, Im Wald
13. 6 Gesange, Op. 107 (Arr. A. Reimann for Voice & String Quartet) No. 6, Abendlied
14. Songs, Op. 25 No. 4, Arab Love Song
15. Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 No. 4, O Mistress Mine
16. Fancy, FP 174
17. The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained
18. Hath Not a Jew Eyes
19. The Dumbshow
Joseph Summer’s WHO IS SYLVIA, new from Navona Records, is a collection of Shakespeare’s works set to music that will make you question everything you thought you learned in high school English. Summer believes that the famous playwright’s true identity is not William Shakespeare but rather Edward De Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. Many of the songs found on WHO IS SYLVIA come from Summer’s aptly-named The Oxford Songs, a collection of scenes, sonnets, songs, and Summer’s original opera version of Hamlet. These are paired with music from the likes of Schubert and Schumann to create a dynamic and colorful musical experience worthy of the Bard himself.
The sharp, aggressive cello attacks of “Sycorax” opens the album, peppered with edgy dissonances. This piece by Summer is one of many world premieres on this record, recorded at Worcester’s legendary Mechanics Hall. Next comes three settings of Shakespeare’s song “Who is Silvia?” from The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Each one extracts a new layer of meaning from the tender, heartsick lyrics, the first employing mezzo-soprano and harp, the second featuring a downright bluesy violin and sung in German as composed by Adolphus Hailstork, and a third with music by Gerald Finzi. Just as Shakespeare was known for addressing the social and political situations of his day, Summer’s world premier piece “Come Thou Monarch of the Vine and Hearing Transcript” pairs Schubert’s setting from Antony and Cleopatra with words taken from the 2019 Brett Kavanaugh hearings. After a song cycle by Schumann and several other pieces from other composers, the album concludes with three Shakespeare settings by Summer.
Much like Shakespeare, Summer keeps his audience engaged by constantly exploding their expectations. From one track to the next, the listener can never be quite sure what they are going to hear, and this keeps the ear at rapt attention. Surely, this album offers something for every listener.
This release features the award-winning Ulysses Quartet, in residence at the Juilliard School of Music.
Ulysses String Quartet
Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano
Andrea Chenoweth, soprano
Vera Savage, mezzo-soprano
Omar Najmi, tenor
Andrea Chenoweth, soprano
Ethan Bremner, tenor
Andy Papas, baritone
Julia Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim, mezzo-soprano
Year 2020 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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