A Few Words about Chekhov - Songs & Cycles of Dominick Argen

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Label
Bridge Records
Release Date
January 3, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Dominick Argento
    • PERFORMER
      Adriana Zabala, Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz, J.J. Pena
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 03, 2025
    • UPC
      090404959127
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BCD9591
    • LABEL
      Bridge Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. The Last Invocation (Walt Whitman)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala

    2. No. 2. Silver (Walter de la Mare)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala

    3. No. 3. Deep Is the the Heart of the Lake (Alun Lewis)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala

    4. No. 1. Duo (Olga)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    5. No. 2. Solo (Olga)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, Martin Katz

    6. No. 3. Solo (Anton)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    7. No. 4. Duo (Olga)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    8. No. 5. Solo (Olga)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, Martin Katz

    9. No. 6. Solo (Anton)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    10. No. 7. Duo (Olga)

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    11. No. 1. Sonnet No. 63

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    12. No. 2. Sonnet No. 164

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    13. No. 3. Sonnet No. 300

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Jesse Blumberg, Martin Katz

    14. No. 1. Who Could Have Known?

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, J. J. Pena

    15. No. 2. You Are a Love Song

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, J. J. Pena

    16. No. 3. The Luckiest Woman

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, J. J. Pena

    17. No. 4. Sai Tu Perchè

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, J. J. Pena

    18. No. 5. You

      Composer: Dominick Argento

      Performer: Adriana Zabala, J. J. Pena


The composer Dominick Argento wrote that he would "like for the listener to be reminded of their own humanity. I want an emotional reaction, anywhere from joy to despair... something that reminds us that we're human." The sets of songs and cycles included in this brilliant recording all speak to this artistic goal and include settings of Olga and Anton Chekhov, Petrarch, Walt Whitman, Walter de la Mare, Alun Lewis, and Argento himself. Mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala, baritone Jesse Blumberg and pianists Martin Katz and JJ Pena join forces to present this tribute to a great American composer.