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Melodies Passageres - Barber: Songs / De Pledge, Jeffers

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Details

Composer
BARBER, SAMUEL
Artist
Gweneth
Format
CD
Label
Quartz Music
Released
Jan 01, 2012
Catalog #
QTZ2079
UPC
880040207924

About

Barber's aunt was the most celebrated contralto of the day, and her husband Sidney Homer wrote a number of highly successful songs. Barber explained that "writing songs just seemed a natural thing to do." Barber had a fine baritone voice, studying singing as well as composition and piano at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Throughout his career, Barber's instinct for vocal shaping would inform his output; half of his published compositions are vocal, and even his instrumental works frequently possess a lyrical, cantabile quality. Furthermore, Barber's partner, Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), was also a skilful composer of vocal music, and the pair undeniably influenced one another. In 1964, Menotti argued: "There is a certain indolence towards the use of the voice today, a tendency to treat the voice instrumentally, as if composers feared that its texture is too expressive, too human". This emotive humanity is not something Barber himself shied away from; on the contrary, as both composer and lyricist he was able to cut to the heart of a subject with both concision and beauty. Gweneth-Ann Jeffers is among the best of today's young British singers. She is noted for her commanding voice and vivid personality. She has already been heard in an exceptionally wide range of repertoire including leading roles for Welsh National Opera and Oper Köln as well as concert engagements in Britain, Europe, Australia and Japan. In the 07/08 season, she made several role débuts: Gutrune in Götterdämmerung at the BBC Proms with Donald Runnicles; the title roles in Tosca at the Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon and the title role in Porgy and Bess for the Basel Chamber Orchestra and the Macedonian Philharmonic. She also performed Messiaen's Harawi as part of the Southbank Centre's composer centenary celebrations 'From the Canyons to the Stars' and at the 2008 BBC Proms.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. 1 Puisque tout passe 01:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Puisque tout passe
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  2. 2 Un cygne 02:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Un cygne
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  3. 3 Tombeau dans un parc 01:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Tombeau dans un parc
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  4. 4 Le clocher chante 01:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Le clocher chante
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  5. 5 Depart 02:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Depart
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  6. 6 Nuvoletta, Op. 25 05:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nuvoletta, Op. 25
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  7. 7 No. 1. Rain has Fallen 02:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Rain has Fallen
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  8. 8 No. 2. Sleep now 03:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Sleep now
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  9. 9 No. 3. I hear an army 02:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. I hear an army
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  10. 10 No. 1. A nun takes the veil 01:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. A nun takes the veil
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  11. 11 No. 2. The secrets of the old 01:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. The secrets of the old
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  12. 12 No. 3. Sure on this shining night 02:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Sure on this shining night
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  13. 13 No. 4. Nocturne 03:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Nocturne
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  14. 14 No. 1. A Last Song 02:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. A Last Song
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  15. 15 No. 2. My Lizard 01:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. My Lizard
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  16. 16 No. 3. In the Wilderness 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. In the Wilderness
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  17. 17 No. 4. Solitary Hotel 02:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Solitary Hotel
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  18. 18 No. 5. Despite and Still 01:31
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 5. Despite and Still
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  19. 19 No. 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory 01:30
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  20. 20 No. 2. Church Bells at Night 00:56
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 2. Church Bells at Night
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  21. 21 No. 3. Saint Ita's Vision 03:23
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 3. Saint Ita's Vision
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  22. 22 No. 4. The Heavenly Banquet 01:13
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 4. The Heavenly Banquet
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  23. 23 No. 5. The Crucifixion 02:02
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 5. The Crucifixion
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  24. 24 No. 6. Sea-Snatch 00:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 6. Sea-Snatch
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  25. 25 No. 7. Promiscuity 00:51
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 7. Promiscuity
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  26. 26 No. 8. The Monk and his Cat 02:26
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 8. The Monk and his Cat
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  27. 27 No. 9. The Praises of God 00:58
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 9. The Praises of God
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge
  28. 28 No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage 03:55
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, Stephen De Pledge