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An American Song Album / Melody & Bradley Moore
PENTATONE

An American Song Album / Melody & Bradley Moore

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
M. Moore, B. Moore
Format
SACD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Jul 05, 2019
Catalog #
PTC5186770
UPC
827949077067

About

An American Song Album is a fine collection of songs by American composers, presented by soprano Melody Moore. The repertoire includes Samuel Barber’s introspective Hermit Songs, Jake Heggie’s engaged cycles These Strangers and How Well I Knew the Light, Carlisle Floyd’s exploration of motherhood in The Mystery, Copland’s impressionist and oriental Four Early Songs, as well as a varied selection from Gordon Getty’s vocal works. Set to Irish, Welsh, Chilean, German, Arabic and Afro-American poetry, these pieces constitute a panorama of the US as a melting pot of cultures, while simultaneously being bound together by an unmistakably American sound. Melody Moore manages to lift out the poetry of these works with her warm, lyrical voice and impeccable vocal technique. She is accompanied on the piano by Bradley Moore, one of the most eminent conductors and song accompanists of today’s American musical scene. With her first solo album, Melody Moore continues her PENTATONE discography that already features recordings of leading roles in Gordon Getty’s Plump Jack (2012) and The Little Match Girl (2015), as well as Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello (2017).

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REVIEWS:

Melody Moore’s ‘An American Song Album’ feels personal and custom-made for her ample lirico spinto instrument. And that’s always a good place to start. She can thunder darkly, she can float, she can spin – she has the full expressive armoury. But, more importantly, the choices here plainly mean something to her and there’s no mistaking the high level of engagement that sets the best of them apart.

– Gramophone

The highlight of the disc for me is Carlisle Floyd’s The Mystery, subtitled “Five Songs of Motherhood.” Moore’s voice soars through this quite demanding cycle. Her clear high notes are produced without any sense of strain, and there are lovely floated pianissimos as well. She conveys the full breadth of feelings contained in The Mystery—passion, tenderness, elation, and love. Floyd’s 18-minute cycle is, in my view, a significant work that should have found a place of greater prominence in recitals by American singers. It might be seen as a modern American successor to Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben, and it would be interesting to pair the two on a program. Perhaps this exquisite recording will help rectify the situation.

– Fanfare

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory 01:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  2. 2 No. 2. Church Bells at Night 00:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Church Bells at Night
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  3. 3 No. 3. Saint Ita's Vision 03:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Saint Ita's Vision
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  4. 4 No. 4. The Heavenly Banquet 01:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. The Heavenly Banquet
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  5. 5 No. 5. The Crucifixion 02:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. The Crucifixion
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  6. 6 No. 6. Sea-Snatch 00:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Sea-Snatch
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  7. 7 No. 7. Promiscuity 01:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Promiscuity
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  8. 8 No. 8. The Monk and his Cat 02:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. The Monk and his Cat
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  9. 9 No. 9. The Praises of God 00:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. The Praises of God
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  10. 10 No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage 03:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  11. 11 No. 1. These Strangers 01:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. These Strangers
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Jake Heggie
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  12. 12 No. 2. In the Midst of Thousands 01:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. In the Midst of Thousands
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Jake Heggie
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  13. 13 No. 3. I Did Not Speak Out 03:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. I Did Not Speak Out
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Jake Heggie
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  14. 14 No. 4. To a Stranger 04:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. To a Stranger
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Jake Heggie
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  15. 15 No. 1. Ample make this Bed 01:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1. Ample make this Bed
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Jake Heggie
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  16. 16 No. 2. The Sun kept setting 03:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. The Sun kept setting
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Jake Heggie
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  17. 17 No. 1. He has kissed me 03:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. He has kissed me
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Carlisle Floyd
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  18. 18 No. 2. Gentleness 04:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Gentleness
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Carlisle Floyd
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  19. 19 No. 3. To my husband 04:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. To my husband
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Carlisle Floyd
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  20. 20 No. 4. At dawn 02:55
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. At dawn
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Carlisle Floyd
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  21. 21 No. 5. Rocking 03:04
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. Rocking
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Carlisle Floyd
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  22. 22 No. 1. Night 03:30
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 1. Night
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  23. 23 No. 2. A summer vacation 02:20
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 2. A summer vacation
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  24. 24 No. 3. My heart is in the East 02:25
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 3. My heart is in the East
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  25. 25 No. 4. Alone 02:08
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 4. Alone
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  26. 26 Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Kathy's Aria: Chips, darling, it's started (arr. for voice and piano) 04:22
    Track
    26
    Title
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Kathy's Aria: Chips, darling, it's started (arr. for voice and piano)
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Gordon Getty
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  27. 27 No. 1. Welcome Robin 01:59
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 1. Welcome Robin
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Gordon Getty
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  28. 28 No. 2. Kind Old Man 03:59
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 2. Kind Old Man
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Gordon Getty
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  29. 29 No. 3. All Through the Night 03:45
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 3. All Through the Night
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Gordon Getty
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  30. 30 Deep River (arr. G. Getty for voice and piano) 02:37
    Track
    30
    Title
    Deep River (arr. G. Getty for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore
  31. 31 Danny Boy (arr. G. Getty for voice and piano) 04:09
    Track
    31
    Title
    Danny Boy (arr. G. Getty for voice and piano)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Melody Moore, Bradley Moore