American soprano Kendra Colton is an imaginative and virtuosic singer adept at a wide range of repertoire, from baroque opera and oratorio to contemporary music. on the reckless heart, she joins forces with longtime collaborator kayo Iwama on an eclectic set of songs created for Colton by welsh composer Andy Vores. the songs are presented here with master works by composers whose creations share Vores' British isle roots: Samuel barber's hermit songs and Benjamin Britten's the Salley gardens and on this island. also included is a less-familiar cycle, Ivor gurney's five Elizabethan songs.

Tracklist:

Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 2. Church Bells At Night
Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 3. Saint 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
The Reckless Heart: No. 1. If The Soul Was Born With Pinions
The Reckless Heart: No. 2. Dora Williams
The Reckless Heart: No. 3. On Foot I Had To Walk Through The Solar Systems
The Reckless Heart: No. 4. My Roaring Boy
The Reckless Heart: No. 5. Beyond The Hunting Woods
5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 1. Orpheus With His Lute
5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 2. Tears
5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 3. Under The Greenwood Tree
5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 4. Sleep
5 Elizabethan Songs: No. 5. Spring
Down By The Salley Gardens
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1, "British Isles": No. 1. The Salley Gardens
On This Island, Op. 11: No. 1. Let The Florid Music Praise
On This Island, Op. 11: No. 2. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast
On This Island, Op. 11: No. 3. Seascape
On This Island, Op. 11: No. 4. Nocturne
On This Island, Op. 11: No. 5. As It Is, Plenty

UPC: 654367982402
Label: Oberlin Music
Release Date: 4.14.15
Format: CD

Barber / Colton / Iwama - Reckless Heart (CD)