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03/30/09--06:33: Roger Quilter: Now sleeps the crimson petal (chan 1160114)

There is a tenderness to this song which is quite fetching. The piano is light and delicate, gentle. The voice must also maintain a certain tender quality throughout. And yet, the love the singer feels is powerful, palpable, sensuous. Audio (Lisa Milne) – last.fm Video (Jin Luo) – YouTube Text (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) – recmusic.org [...]


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by vincos (under Creative Commons)

04/29/09--23:01: Giuseppe Martucci: Cantava il ruscello (The little brook sang) (chan 1160114)

For me, Martucci’s song cycle La Canzone dei Ricordi (The Song of Memories) was a wonderful discovery. These beautifully crafted songs call to mind the music of Puccini, and it surprises me that they are not performed more often. The second song, presented here, with its undulating harmonies in the accompaniment suggest not only rushing [...]


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by Nagillum (under Creative Commons)

05/06/09--08:50: Rhené-Bâton: Sérénade Mélancolique (chan 1160114)

My love for the International Musical Scores Library Project grows by the day! Today, I discovered scores by a conductor and composer from the early 20th Century named Rhené-Bâton. His music sounds like a hybrid of Debussy and Fauré – not a bad thing! The fourth song of Rhené-Bâton’s Op. 16 has an unabashed romantic [...]


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by Ruth L (under Creative Commons)

12/22/09--09:25: Hugo Wolf: Auf ein Christblume II (To a Christmas Rose) (chan 1160114)

Hugo Wolf’s primary vehicle of musical expression was the art song, primarily because it allowed him great expressive freedom in a miniature form. He was never successful in the larger forms, such as symphonic works or opera, perhaps because he lacked the stamina to stay dedicated to them. He wrote in furious spurts of inspiration [...]


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05/07/10--07:54: Jules Massenet: Crépuscule (Twilight) (chan 1160114)

I’m still here, just digging out from the end of my first year at Concordia. Last week was jury week, and I heard so many pieces of music that I want to write about! Posting will be spotty this month, though, as I will be driving to Logan, Utah in a couple of weeks for [...]


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05/15/10--04:00: Edvard Grieg: Med en primulaveris (With a Mayflower) (chan 1160114)

When I was in San Diego earlier this spring, my dear friend Dr. Marla Fogderud taught for me while I was gone. She’s a specialist in Norwegian repertoire, and when I returned, I was pleased that a handful of students were working on Grieg songs (in Norwegian!) Grieg’s songs are carefully constructed miniatures, always well-balanced, [...]


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