Vocal, Songs, Argento (composer)
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Special offer. I and Silence: Women’s Voices in American Song
Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo), Lana Bode (piano)
[‘Why do they shut me out of heaven?’] is a good example of Fontanals-Simmons’s tendency to prioritise solidity of vocal production and excellent diction over flashy point-making and expressive... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Dominick Argento: The Andree Expedition
Bengt Nordfors (tenor), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin)
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her strong, supple voice [is] packed with beauty, character and potential...Scratch away the loss and grief - a difficult job - and what you hear is a performance of fierce intelligence and... —
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Argento: To Be Sung Upon the Water - Britten: 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo & Canticle II
John Stewart (tenor), Charles Russo (clarinet), Donald Hassard (piano), Ellen Shade (soprano), Martin Katz (piano)
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An Enduring Legacy: Dr. Ralph Woodward with the BYU A Cappella Choir, 1964–84 (Live)
Charlotte Webb (flute), Beth Ruppe (flute), Brent Mecham (bassoon), Martin Wright (piano), Judd Shafer (counter-tenor), Shirley Smurthwaite (soprano), Gayle Groo (soprano), Mark Hopkin (tenor), Chip Prince (piano)
BYU A Cappella Choir, Ralph Woodward
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Vocal Recital: Jean Danton - ARGENTO / COOKE, A. / MOYLAN
Christopher Krueger (flute), Thomas Stumpf (harpsichord), Jean Danton (soprano), David Martins (clarinet), Ellen Michaud-Martins (horn), Jane Harrison (oboe), Anne Black (violin), John Bumstead (cello), Thomas Stumpf (piano)
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Dominick Argento is on the back cover of the jewel-case quoted, saying: “For me, all music begins where speech stops.” What you can’t express in words alone, is sometimes possible to embrace... —
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Dominick Argento, Frank Ahrold, Richard Hervig
Eric Wilson, Melvin Kaplan, Susan Palma Nidel, Linda Quan, Edward Brewer, Barbara Ann Martin, Corrine Curry, Eldon Obrecht, John Simms, Thomas L. Davis, Leopold La Fosse, Thomas Ayres, Betty Bang Mather
London Symphony Orchestra, William Hibbard, Harold Farberman, Arthur Weisberg
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The Nightingale
Katarzyna Dondalska (coloratura soprano), with Natan Dondalski (violin), Katarzyna Czerwinska-Gosz (flute)
By the side of some inevitable showpieces for coloratura display we get many charming and entertaining songs that are well worth any listener’s attention. They are performed stylishly and with... —
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Bostridge’s clear tone and exemplary diction maintains a warm, intimate quality (he often seems to be button-holing us personally) and he could not ask for a more responsive partner: Xuefei... —
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