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).

Tracklist:

Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 1, At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 2, Church Bell At Night
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 3, St. Ita's Vision
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 4, The Heavenly Banquet
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 5, The Crucifixion
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 6, Sea-Snatch
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 7, Promiscuity
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 8, The Monk And His Cat
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 9, The Praises Of God
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 10, The Desire For Hermitage
These Strangers: No. 1, These Strangers, In A Foreign World
These Strangers: No. 2, In The Midst Of Thousands
These Strangers: No. 3, I Did Not Speak Out
These Strangers: No. 4, To A Stranger
How Well I Knew The Light: No. 1, Ample Make This Bed
How Well I Knew The Light: No. 2, The Sun Kept Setting
The Mystery (Arr. For Voice & Piano): No. 1, He Has Kissed Me
The Mystery (Arr. For Voice & Piano): No. 2, Gentleness
The Mystery (Arr. For Voice & Piano): No. 3, To My Husband
The Mystery (Arr. For Voice & Piano): No. 4, At Dawn
The Mystery (Arr. For Voice & Piano): No. 5, Rocking
4 Early Songs: No. 1, Night
4 Early Songs: No. 2, A Summer Vacation
4 Early Songs: No. 3, My Heart Is In The East
4 Early Songs: No. 4, Alone
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Chips, Darling, It's Started (Arr. For Voice & Piano)
3 Welsh Songs (Version For Voice & Piano): No. 1, Welcome Robin
3 Welsh Songs (Version For Voice & Piano): No. 2, Kind Old Man
3 Welsh Songs (Version For Voice & Piano): No. 3, All Through The Night
Deep River (Arr. G. Getty For Voice & Piano)
Danny Boy (Arr. G. Getty For Voice & Piano)

UPC: 827949077067
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 7.5.19
Format: CD

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