Mitzi Westra, Gregory Martin - The Beauty of Innuendos: Four Song Cycles by Frank Felice (2023)
BAND/ARTIST: Mitzi Westra, Gregory Martin
- Title: The Beauty of Innuendos: Four Song Cycles by Frank Felice
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: Navona
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:10:24
- Total Size: 284 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 1, A Windburnt Spot in the Dream
02. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 2, Cassaundra
03. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 3, Abstract Thought
04. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 4, An Unheard of Word
05. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: Prologue
06. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 1, Among Twenty Snowy Mountains
07. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 2, I Was of Three Minds
08. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 3, The Blackbird Whirled in the Autumn Wind
09. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 4, A Man and a Woman Are One
10. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 5, I Do Not Know Which to Prefer
11. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 6, Icicles Filled the Window
12. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 7, O Thin Men of Haddam
13. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 8, I Know Noble Accents
14. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 9, When the Blackbird Flew out of Sight
15. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 10, At the Sight of Blackbirds
16. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 11, He Rode over Connecticut
17. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 12, The River Is Moving
18. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 13, It Was Evening All Afternoon
19. Letters to Derrick: I. First Lines
20. Letters to Derrick: II. Accidentals
21. Letters to Derrick: III. No…
22. Letters to Derrick: IV. Sporting Life
23. Letters to Derrick: V. Last Lines
24. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 1, O Virgo ecclesia
25. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 2, Nunc gaudeant materna viscerea
26. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 3, O orzchis ecclesia
27. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 4, O choruscans lux stellarum
Frank Felice, an eclectic composer celebrated for his postmodern mischievousness, explores his own brand of “consonant adiatonicism” in THE BEAUTY OF INNUENDOS. Throughout the album, Felice sets a variety of texts to music, ranging from the antiphons of 9th century Christian mystic Hildegard of Bingen to the modernist poetry of Wallace Stevens. Felice’s compositions explore the given text while also demonstrating the virtuosic skill of the singer and the pianist; the latter, far from a mere accompaniment, joins with the voices equally to lend even great profundity to the poetic text. Featured in these recordings is mezzo-soprano Mitzi Westra, who commissioned two of the works. Above all, THE BEAUTY OF INNUENDOS solidifies Felice’s reputation as a dauntless and innovative composer.
01. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 1, A Windburnt Spot in the Dream
02. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 2, Cassaundra
03. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 3, Abstract Thought
04. 4 Songs of Jennifer Haines: No. 4, An Unheard of Word
05. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: Prologue
06. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 1, Among Twenty Snowy Mountains
07. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 2, I Was of Three Minds
08. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 3, The Blackbird Whirled in the Autumn Wind
09. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 4, A Man and a Woman Are One
10. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 5, I Do Not Know Which to Prefer
11. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 6, Icicles Filled the Window
12. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 7, O Thin Men of Haddam
13. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 8, I Know Noble Accents
14. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 9, When the Blackbird Flew out of Sight
15. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 10, At the Sight of Blackbirds
16. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 11, He Rode over Connecticut
17. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 12, The River Is Moving
18. 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: No. 13, It Was Evening All Afternoon
19. Letters to Derrick: I. First Lines
20. Letters to Derrick: II. Accidentals
21. Letters to Derrick: III. No…
22. Letters to Derrick: IV. Sporting Life
23. Letters to Derrick: V. Last Lines
24. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 1, O Virgo ecclesia
25. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 2, Nunc gaudeant materna viscerea
26. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 3, O orzchis ecclesia
27. 4 Antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen: No. 4, O choruscans lux stellarum
Frank Felice, an eclectic composer celebrated for his postmodern mischievousness, explores his own brand of “consonant adiatonicism” in THE BEAUTY OF INNUENDOS. Throughout the album, Felice sets a variety of texts to music, ranging from the antiphons of 9th century Christian mystic Hildegard of Bingen to the modernist poetry of Wallace Stevens. Felice’s compositions explore the given text while also demonstrating the virtuosic skill of the singer and the pianist; the latter, far from a mere accompaniment, joins with the voices equally to lend even great profundity to the poetic text. Featured in these recordings is mezzo-soprano Mitzi Westra, who commissioned two of the works. Above all, THE BEAUTY OF INNUENDOS solidifies Felice’s reputation as a dauntless and innovative composer.
Year 2023 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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