Par CONNOLLY JUSTIN. A setting of five late poems by Friedrich Hölderlin written under his pseudonym Scardanelli. Described by the composer as Cantata for mezzo soprano and piano, the 20-minute piece explores the full range of Hölderlin's poetry from the religious to the comic, as well as themes of nature and Classical mythology. The vocal and piano parts are largely independent throughout and only occasionally coordinate, with the piano providing a continuous commentary on the texts. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano et Piano

Lyric Scenes on Fragments by Sappho. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. The Greek poetess Sappho wrote her poems, which have survived in fragmentary form, in exile in Sicily in about 600 BC. Full of natural intensity and liveliness, her verses revolve around the conditions of a human existence that is bittersweet. Her credo is: “the most beautiful thing is that which one loves”. Christian Jost has captured the mood of these words in lyrical scenes for mezzosoprano and piano. The singing voice follows the shape of Sappho’s words in the classical Greek with sensitive phrasing, while the piano creates expressively dramatic structures of sound./ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano et Piano

At the Court Of The Poisoned Rose-Programme Note: The song At the Court of the Poisoned Rose was commissioned by the countertenor James Huw-Jeffries. It is based upon a long prose poem by the Scottish poetess Marion Angus (1866-1946). Published under the title of Alas! Poor Queen the poem narrates the tragic story of the life of Mary Queen of Scots who was manipulated by the political ambitions of those around her. Given the work?s length and sectional nature the song is more akin to a ?Dramatic Scena?. The music opens mysteriously setting a nostalgic atmosphere that seeks to mirror the queen?s confinement and sense of resignation. This is followed by acontrasting section that conveys her love of life?s trivialities and her capricious nature ? it is quicker in tempo. These two ideas are subsequently developed and reshaped. At the words ?she rode through Liddesdale with a song? I have adapted an aire by the Elizabethan composer Philip Rosseter and interpolated material from the previous sections. The emotional climax of the work comes on the poignant words ?Queens should be cold and wise?. In spite of this the lighthearted and earthly bound music returns reminding us that the Queen only ?loved little things and red-legged partridges and the golden fishes of the Duc de Guise?. - Ian Venables Duration: c. 6 minutes

Description The First Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos Part II Compiled by Joan Frey Boytim. Each volume contains several very easy songs, progressing to moderate difficulty. Songlist A Legend [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich] Ah! Mio Cor (Ah! My Heart) [Handel, George Frideric] As I Went A-roaming [Brahe, May] Auf Dem Meere (On The Ocean) [Franz, Robert] Ave Verum (Jesu, Word Of God Incarnate) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Beneath A Weeping Willow's Shade [Hopkinson, Francis] Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are With Me) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Carmena [Wilson, H Lane] C'est Mon Ami (My Friend) [French Air/Arr. Bainbridge Christ] Clouds [Charles, Ernest] Come Ye Blessed [Gaul, Alfred] Crepuscule (Twilight) [Massenet, Jules] Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) Das Erste Veilchen (The First Violet) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Die Stille (Silence) [Schumann, Robert] Die Stille Wasserrose (The Silent Waterlily) [Fielitz, Alexander Von] Dream Valley [Quilter, Roger] Elegie [Massenet, Jules] Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein (It Must Be Wonderful) [Liszt, Franz] Gott Im Fruhling (Got In Springtime) [Schubert, Franz] Keine Sorg'um Den Weg (Love Finds Out The Way) [Raff, J] Maria Wiegenlied (The Virgin's Slumber Song) [Reger, Max] Mystery's Song [Purcell, Henry] Nymphs And Shepherds [Purcell, Henry] Rend'il Sereno Al Ciglio (Bring To Your Eyes) [Handel, George Frideric] Separazione (Parting) [Sgambati, Giovanni] Serenade (Sing, Smile, Slumber) [Gounod, Charles] Spring Is At The Door [Quilter, Roger] Te Deum (Vouchsafe,O Lord) [Handel, George Frideric] The Blue-bell [Macdowell, Edward] The Carol Of The Birds [Niles, John Jacob] The Lovely Song My Heart Is Singing [Goulding, Edmund] The Sleep That Flits On Baby's Eyes [Carpenter, John Alden] The Willow Song [Sullivan, Arthur] Weep No More [Handel, George Frideric] When I Have Often Heard Young Maidens Complaining [Purcell, Henry] Wind Of The Wheat [Phillips, Montague]

La collection la plus complète des sélections de Broadway jamais organisée spécifiquement pour le chanteur. Chacun des cinq volumes de la série contient des chansons importants choisis parce qu'ils sont appAvailableriate fpr chaque voix. Toutes les sélections sont sous leur forme authentique, original et de la musique vocale originale. Les chansons dans Musical Theatre anthologie du chanteur, écrit par des compositeurs tels notés comme Kurt Weill, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim et Jerome Kern, sont des chefs-d'oeuvre vocales idéales pour les auditions, pratiquer ou effectuant des chanteurs.Comprend le Cabaret, meilleur ami des diamants sont une fille, Don't Cry For Me Argentine, mémoire, envoyer dans les Clowns et plus encore./ Recueil / Mezzo-Soprano 1