Naxos
Daugherty: This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie)
$9.99
Details
- Composer
- DAUGHERTY, MICHAEL
- Artist
- Socolofsky, Daugherty, Dogs Of Desire, Miller
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- May 08, 2020
- Catalog #
- 8559889
- UPC
- 636943988923
About
In ‘This Land Sings,’ Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty has created an original musical tribute to the singer-songwriter and political activist Woody Guthrie (1912-1967). Traveling the backroads of America from coast to coast with a guitar and harmonica, Woody Guthrie performed folk songs of love, wandering and social justice during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Daugherty has composed his own original songs and instrumental interludes that give haunting expression, ironic wit and contemporary relevance to political, social and environmental themes from Guthrie’s era. Under the baton of Grammy Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller, the Albany Symphony’s new music ensemble Dogs of Desire, joined by soprano Annika Socolofsky and baritone John Daugherty, give a poignant and rousing performance.
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REVIEWS:
For the most part, Daugherty doesn’t set Guthrie’s tunes at all, although This Land Is Your Land turns up in a couple of numbers. Instead, he writes words of his own and draws on texts from elsewhere in the progressive strain of thought, dating back to Mark Twain, that animated Guthrie’s production. It all adds up to something quite unlike anything anybody else has done before. Listeners are going to have their own reactions, but this is original stuff, ideally and flexibly performed.
– AllMusic Guide (James Manheim)
Michael Daugherty traveled around the dust bowl of the United States before commencing the work, savoring the backdrop to Guthrie’s life as a writer and performer. It has resulted in an overture and sixteen vocal and instrumental tracks, the words for the songs written mostly by Daugherty. They are funny; they question life and our existence; suffering and love, all expressed in a mix of classical, folk, and jazzy rhythms. It is certainly a different experience that takes the composer down a new road, particularly so in the early part of the score. The excellent punchy sound is ideal for the work. Do listen to it.
– David''s Review Corner (David Denton)
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REVIEWS:
For the most part, Daugherty doesn’t set Guthrie’s tunes at all, although This Land Is Your Land turns up in a couple of numbers. Instead, he writes words of his own and draws on texts from elsewhere in the progressive strain of thought, dating back to Mark Twain, that animated Guthrie’s production. It all adds up to something quite unlike anything anybody else has done before. Listeners are going to have their own reactions, but this is original stuff, ideally and flexibly performed.
– AllMusic Guide (James Manheim)
Michael Daugherty traveled around the dust bowl of the United States before commencing the work, savoring the backdrop to Guthrie’s life as a writer and performer. It has resulted in an overture and sixteen vocal and instrumental tracks, the words for the songs written mostly by Daugherty. They are funny; they question life and our existence; suffering and love, all expressed in a mix of classical, folk, and jazzy rhythms. It is certainly a different experience that takes the composer down a new road, particularly so in the early part of the score. The excellent punchy sound is ideal for the work. Do listen to it.
– David''s Review Corner (David Denton)
Tracklist 17 tracks
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1 No. 1. Overture 00:58
- Track
- 1
- Title
- No. 1. Overture
- Duration
- 00:58
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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2 No. 2. The Ghost and Will of Joe Hill 05:12
- Track
- 2
- Title
- No. 2. The Ghost and Will of Joe Hill
- Duration
- 05:12
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky, John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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3 No. 3. Perpetual Motion Man 02:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- No. 3. Perpetual Motion Man
- Duration
- 02:53
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky, John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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4 No. 4. Marfa Lights 04:50
- Track
- 4
- Title
- No. 4. Marfa Lights
- Duration
- 04:50
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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5 No. 5. Hear the Dust Blow 03:59
- Track
- 5
- Title
- No. 5. Hear the Dust Blow
- Duration
- 03:59
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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6 No. 6. Graceland 03:00
- Track
- 6
- Title
- No. 6. Graceland
- Duration
- 03:00
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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7 No. 7. Forbidden Fruit 03:29
- Track
- 7
- Title
- No. 7. Forbidden Fruit
- Duration
- 03:29
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky, John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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8 No. 8. Hot Air 02:27
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 8. Hot Air
- Duration
- 02:27
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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9 No. 9. Bread and Roses 04:11
- Track
- 9
- Title
- No. 9. Bread and Roses
- Duration
- 04:11
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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10 No. 10. This Land Sings 06:04
- Track
- 10
- Title
- No. 10. This Land Sings
- Duration
- 06:04
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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11 No. 11. Silver Bullet 03:05
- Track
- 11
- Title
- No. 11. Silver Bullet
- Duration
- 03:05
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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12 No. 12. This Trombone Kills Fascists 01:39
- Track
- 12
- Title
- No. 12. This Trombone Kills Fascists
- Duration
- 01:39
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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13 No. 13. Don't Sing Me a Love Song 04:18
- Track
- 13
- Title
- No. 13. Don't Sing Me a Love Song
- Duration
- 04:18
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky, John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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14 No. 14. My Heart is Burning 02:47
- Track
- 14
- Title
- No. 14. My Heart is Burning
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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15 No. 15. I'm Gonna Walk That Lonesome Valley 03:12
- Track
- 15
- Title
- No. 15. I'm Gonna Walk That Lonesome Valley
- Duration
- 03:12
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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16 No. 16. Mermaid Avenue 06:57
- Track
- 16
- Title
- No. 16. Mermaid Avenue
- Duration
- 06:57
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller
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17 No. 17. Wayfaring Stranger / 900 Miles 06:20
- Track
- 17
- Title
- No. 17. Wayfaring Stranger / 900 Miles
- Duration
- 06:20
- Composer
- Michael Daugherty
- Performer
- Annika Socolofsky, John Daugherty
- Ensemble
- Dogs of Desire
- Conductor
- David Alan Miller