Michelle Breedt, Nina Schumann - Shakespeare Inspired (2011) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Michelle Breedt, Nina Schumann
- Title: Shakespeare Inspired
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: TwoPianists
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 44.1kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:05:29
- Total Size: 288 / 604 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. The Pageant of Empire: No. 1, Shakespeare's Kingdom
02. When Daisies Pied
03. When Daisies Pied
04. 4 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 30: No. 2, When Daffodils Begin to Peer
05. 4 Old English Songs: No. 3, Who Is Sylvia?
06. 4 Old English Songs: No. 1, Orpheus With His Lute
07. I Know a Bank
08. English Lyrics, Set 2: O Mistress Mine
09. The Poor Soul Sat Sighing
10. English Lyrics, Set 2: Willow, Willow, Willow
11. Fancie
12. As You Like It: Under the Greenwood Tree
13. 7 Songs: No. 2, Under the Greenwood Tree
14. English Lyrics, Set 2: Take, O Take those Lips Away
15. Take, O Take Those Lips Away, Op. 22, No. 1
16. It was a Lover and His Lass
17. 7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op. 12 (Anonymous lyricist): 7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op. 12: No. 4, The Faithless Shepherdess
18. The Homecoming of the Sheep
19. Silver, Op. 30, No. 2
20. 5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 4, Sleep
21. Homing
22. A Piper
23. 7 Norwegian Songs (text by B. Bjornson): 7 Norwegian Songs: No. 3, Evening Voices [Twilight Fancies]
24. English Lyrics, Set 4: When We Two Parted
25. Pleading, Op. 48
26. Hark! Hark! The lark
27. The House of Life: No. 2, Silent Noon
28. 3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 1, Love's Philosophy
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Here are 28 songs about Shakespeare or settings of his texts from 18 composers, most of them well-known 20th Century British composers. Only a few of the songs are really great ('Sleep' by Ivor Gurney, 'Silent Noon' by Vaughan Williams, 'The Poor Sat Sighing' by Stuart Findlay) but all of them are good to hear and many are seldom heard (e.g. 'Who is Sylvia' by Eric Coates, 'I Know a Bank' by Julius Harrison, and 'Homing' by Teresa del Riego). Several strikingly different paired settings of texts make for engaging listening ('Under the Greenwood Tree' by Walton and Mervyn Horder and 'Take, O Take Those Lips Away' by Parry and Rubbra).
Breedt is a South African singer with good technique that relies heavily on letting phrases trail off, a touch that most of the time works in the service of the song. She has excellent vocal agility, shimmering soft singing, and a wonderful ability to float high notes. Her diction is clear, though some of her 'sh' pronunciation sounds like she studied elocution with Sean Connery. Schumann's accompaniment is excellent, and the recorded sound is very present but not too immediate. Here is a chance to discover rare repertoire that will be familiar in style; it's a well-planned program performed with great elegance.
01. The Pageant of Empire: No. 1, Shakespeare's Kingdom
02. When Daisies Pied
03. When Daisies Pied
04. 4 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 30: No. 2, When Daffodils Begin to Peer
05. 4 Old English Songs: No. 3, Who Is Sylvia?
06. 4 Old English Songs: No. 1, Orpheus With His Lute
07. I Know a Bank
08. English Lyrics, Set 2: O Mistress Mine
09. The Poor Soul Sat Sighing
10. English Lyrics, Set 2: Willow, Willow, Willow
11. Fancie
12. As You Like It: Under the Greenwood Tree
13. 7 Songs: No. 2, Under the Greenwood Tree
14. English Lyrics, Set 2: Take, O Take those Lips Away
15. Take, O Take Those Lips Away, Op. 22, No. 1
16. It was a Lover and His Lass
17. 7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op. 12 (Anonymous lyricist): 7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op. 12: No. 4, The Faithless Shepherdess
18. The Homecoming of the Sheep
19. Silver, Op. 30, No. 2
20. 5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 4, Sleep
21. Homing
22. A Piper
23. 7 Norwegian Songs (text by B. Bjornson): 7 Norwegian Songs: No. 3, Evening Voices [Twilight Fancies]
24. English Lyrics, Set 4: When We Two Parted
25. Pleading, Op. 48
26. Hark! Hark! The lark
27. The House of Life: No. 2, Silent Noon
28. 3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 1, Love's Philosophy
Here are 28 songs about Shakespeare or settings of his texts from 18 composers, most of them well-known 20th Century British composers. Only a few of the songs are really great ('Sleep' by Ivor Gurney, 'Silent Noon' by Vaughan Williams, 'The Poor Sat Sighing' by Stuart Findlay) but all of them are good to hear and many are seldom heard (e.g. 'Who is Sylvia' by Eric Coates, 'I Know a Bank' by Julius Harrison, and 'Homing' by Teresa del Riego). Several strikingly different paired settings of texts make for engaging listening ('Under the Greenwood Tree' by Walton and Mervyn Horder and 'Take, O Take Those Lips Away' by Parry and Rubbra).
Breedt is a South African singer with good technique that relies heavily on letting phrases trail off, a touch that most of the time works in the service of the song. She has excellent vocal agility, shimmering soft singing, and a wonderful ability to float high notes. Her diction is clear, though some of her 'sh' pronunciation sounds like she studied elocution with Sean Connery. Schumann's accompaniment is excellent, and the recorded sound is very present but not too immediate. Here is a chance to discover rare repertoire that will be familiar in style; it's a well-planned program performed with great elegance.
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