Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet

Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet

Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet
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Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2011-05-04
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. The Daisies, Op. 2 No. 1
  2. A Nun Takes The Veil, Op. 13 No. 1
  3. Bessie Bobtail, Op. 2 No. 3
  4. The Secrets Of The Old, Op. 13 No. 2
  5. Sure On This Shining Night, Op. 13 No. 3
  6. Barber: I Hear An Army, Op. 10 No. 3
  7. Dover Beach, Op. 3
  8. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day
  9. I Will Breathe A Mountain: How To Swing Those Obbligatos Around
  10. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Crazy Woman
  11. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Just Once
  12. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Never More Will The Wind
  13. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Sage
  14. I Will Breathe A Mountain: O To Be A Dragon
  15. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Bustle In A House
  16. I Will Breathe A Mountain: I Saw Eternity
  17. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Night Practice
  18. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Fish
  19. My House
  20. So Pretty
  21. Greeting
  22. Take Care Of This House
  23. Rabbit At Top Speed
  24. Sonnet: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed
  25. Nachspiel
  26. Dream With Me

Music reviews of Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet

Music Review: Exceptionally moving
Rating: 5 Stars

This is AMERICAN SONGS at their most moving and emotional best, not to mention with great melody. Unlike a lot of American song literature (not broadway type, but "serious classical art songs"), these songs are actually quite beautiful, melodic, and can touch the heart of the listener easily. There is no strain to enjoy them. There is a bit of "sameness" between them, which is my only complaint about this recording; one piece starts to sound like another, especially if you are not listening carefully while listening. Even then, it is still very lovely.

It has been mentioned that Horne is now far past her prime, and that may be, but even far past her prime she is far better than most singers half her age. There is still vibrancy, life, and depth to her voice. It communicates on a very deep level. Martin Katz, her life long accompanist, is, as usual, a revelation as an accompanist. Unlike people think, the accompanist just doesn't play in the background, he is a very vital part of making a performance work. Accompaning singers is a very new art form, and many performers of earlier ages simply had very bad accompanist. With Gerald Moore we started to have people who knew how to support the singer, actually adding to the performance giving it depth and helping the singer shine. Now we are so used to good accompanist, and are so accustomed to their high level of performance, it is very easy to forget what they add.

Katz knows Horne well, and is fully aware of when she is having troubles supporting a phrase, or when she is in best voice. He gives so much to her awesome performance through his very sensitive way of playing this music.

I would recommend this for anyone to buy: fans of modern art songs, fans of Marilyn Horne, and simply fans of good singing.

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