Appear & Inspire

Appear & Inspire

Appear & Inspire
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Composer: Benjamin Britten
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Composer: Henk Badings
Composer: Dominick Argento
Conductor: Robert Shaw
Performer: Nanette Soles
Performer: Pam Elrod
Orchestra: Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Performer: Christine Goerke
Performer: Julie McCoy
Performer: Matthew Pittman
Performer: Charles Bruffy
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1996-02-27
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
  1. Hymn to St. Cecilia, for chorus, Op. 27: In A Garden Shady
  2. Hymn to St. Cecilia, for chorus, Op. 27: I Cannot Grow
  3. Hymn to St. Cecilia, for chorus, Op. 27: O Ear Whose Creatures Cannot Wish To Fall
  4. Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (3), song cycle for chorus, L. 92: Dieu! Qu'il La Fait Bon Regarder!
  5. Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (3), song cycle for chorus, L. 92: Quant J'ai Our Le Tabourin
  6. Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (3), song cycle for chorus, L. 92: Yver, Vous N'estes Qu'un Villain
  7. Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano): Nicolette
  8. Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano): Trois Beaux Oiseaux Du Paradis
  9. Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano): Ronde
  10. Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126: I. De grandes cuillers de neige
  11. Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126: II. La bonne neige
  12. Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126: III. Bois meurtri
  13. Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126: IV. La nuit, le froid, la solitude
  14. Chansons Bretonnes (3): La Nuit En Bretonnes
  15. Chansons Bretonnes (3): La Complainte des Ames
  16. Chansons Bretonnes (3): Soir D'été
  17. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: I. I hate and I love
  18. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: II. Let us live, my Clodia, and let us love
  19. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: III. Greetings, miss, with nose not small
  20. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: IV. My woman says she will be no one's
  21. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: V. Was it a lioness from the mountains of Libya
  22. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: VI. You promise me, my dearest life
  23. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: VII. Wretched Catullus, put an end to this madness
  24. I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion: VIII. I hate and I love

Music reviews of Appear & Inspire

Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars

DOMINIC ARGENTO'S SONG 'I HATE AND LOVE'IS ONE OF THE MANY UNUSUAL SONGS IN THIS INTERESTING COLLECTION!

Robert Shaw (1916-1999). In his career whichspanned 6 decades and 4 cities, Robert Shaw transformed choral conducting into an art and nearly single-handedly raised its standards to a new level. For more than half a century he set the standard of excellence for choral music, enjoying a status of patriarch of vocal musical interpretation in the USA. The violinest Isaac Stern said of him: "Robert Shaw is without a doubt the leading choral conductor in the US...He is a practising and acknowledged master of an art that he teaches with passion and commitment."

This masterfully performed recording displays all of the above abilities of Robert Shaw and his meticulously trained singers, as well as his vast knowledge of the compositions he has chosen. And what a variety of works we have for our listening pleasure!

Britten's 'Hymn to St. Cecelia' was written during his return trip on a slow Swedish freighter along with the tenor Peter Pears, their voyage having been disrupted by wartime difficulties. The work was premiered on St. Cecelia's Day (Nov. 22), which was also Britten's birthday, by the BBC Singers. It is a very descriptive piece that made the most of W.H.Auden's poetic imagery.

The "Trois chansons' are Debussy's only published work for a cappella chorus. All three are excellent examples of the taste and simplicity Debussy brought to the setting of texts from ancient sources.

Ravel wrote his 'Trois Chansons' in 1915, while in the service; he wrote the words himself. They show the same assurance of color and nuance as his works for piano and orchestra.

Poulenc who wrote 'Un soir de neige' was also one of the great 20th century masters of French song. His music, in general, has a supple lyricism and austere and sometimes grotesque beauty.

Bading's 'Trois chansons bretonnes' (Three songs for Brittany) were composed in 1946 to poetry by Theodore Botrel. One characteristic of his choral music is his frequent dividing of the vocal sections to create thick textures for his impressionistic sound pictures.

Dominic Argento is a name from my past ,as he was a student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore at the same time I attended, so I actually became familiar with his style of composing. I found his music quite interesting and attractive and 'I Hate and Love' prompts me to use the same adjectives.

There are some works on here that I really enjoyed, and some not, but only because I personally do not like the music of some composers; but it's all performed at a high level, and with Shaw's usual perfection.
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