Shakespeare in Song
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ARGENTO / MANTYJARVI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MARTIN / HARRIS
Shakespeare in Song
Phoenix Bach Choir / Charles Bruffy (director)
[ Chandos / SACD ]
Release Date: Sunday 1 August 2004
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A unique collection of Shakespeare songs which will appeal to lovers of song and admirers of the Bard.
On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in multichannel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM
Shakespeare's works contain some of the most memorable references to music in the English language and have inspired some of the finest music - instrumental, vocal, orchestral and operatic - ever written. On this new Chandos CD the Phoenix Bach Choir has assembled a deeply satisfying anthology of songs on texts by Shakespeare, set by a variety of composers, to form a richly rewarding programme: a memorable marriage of literature and music.
Tracks:
Matthew Harris (b. 1956)
From 'Shakespeare Songs'
Frank Martin (1890-1974)
Songs of Ariel from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Steven Sametz (b. 1954)
When he shall die
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963)
Four Shakespeare Songs
Nils Lindberg (b. 1933)
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Dominick Argento (b. 1927)
Sonnet No. LXIV
Alan Murray (1890-1952)
O mistress mine!
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Three Shakespeare Songs
