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Casa Guidi - Frederica von Stade sings Domenick Argento

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Composer
ARGENTO, DOMINICK
Artist
Oue
Format
CD
Label
Reference Recordings
Released
Sep 30, 2003
Catalog #
RR-100
UPC
030911001001

About

The recording of "Casa Guidi" on this album won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. This selection is a HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) recording.

" . . .Argento, who has extensive experience writing opera, is a master of scene setting and grateful writing for the voice. He is also a great orchestrator and like his obvious mentor here, Strauss, leaves nothing to be desired in his touching and flawless expressions of these warm and intimate texts. If you love Strauss opera and want it in English with a little Carlisle Floyd thrown in, you will want this, especially in this gleaming performance with Ms Von Stade at her peak and this wonderful orchestra captured in radiant sound . . ."

" . . . Argento's Capriccio for clarinet and orchestra (1985) takes the titles of its three movements from piano pieces from Rossini's Sins of My Old Age . . . this is a charming, classically sculpted concerto filled with diverting melody, absorbing argument and congenial civilization. This major contribution to the clarinet repertoire is given a performance that will set the standard for years to come."

" . . . [an] essential release, which offers a compelling portrait of one of our most persuasive American romantics."

- GIMBEL, American Record Guide, Jan/Feb 2004 issue

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Casa Guidi 04:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Casa Guidi
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Frederica von Stade
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  2. 2 No. 2. The Italian Cook and the English Maid 03:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. The Italian Cook and the English Maid
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Frederica von Stade
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  3. 3 No. 3. Robert Browning 06:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Robert Browning
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Frederica von Stade
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  4. 4 No. 4. The Death of Mr. Barrett 02:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. The Death of Mr. Barrett
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Frederica von Stade
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  5. 5 No. 5. Domesticity 05:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Domesticity
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Frederica von Stade
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  6. 6 I. Une rejouissance 07:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Une rejouissance
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Burt Hara
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  7. 7 II. Une caresse a ma femme 06:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Une caresse a ma femme
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Burt Hara
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  8. 8 III. Un petit train du plaisir 09:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Un petit train du plaisir
    Duration
    09:23
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Performer
    Burt Hara
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  9. 9 No. 1. For the Healer, "David" 05:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. For the Healer, "David"
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  10. 10 No. 2. For the God, "Apollo" 03:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. For the God, "Apollo"
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  11. 11 No. 3. For the Satyr, "Pan" 05:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. For the Satyr, "Pan"
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  12. 12 No. 4. For the Sorrower, "Orpheus" 04:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4. For the Sorrower, "Orpheus"
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  13. 13 No. 5. For the Angel, "Israfel" 04:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 5. For the Angel, "Israfel"
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  14. 14 No. 6. For the Saint, "Cecilia" 04:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 6. For the Saint, "Cecilia"
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue
  15. 15 No. 7. For the Child, "Mozart" 04:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 7. For the Child, "Mozart"
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Dominick Argento
    Ensemble
    Minnesota Orchestra
    Conductor
    Eiji Oue