The exceptional nature and musicality of Emily Dickinson's poetry has attracted many composers. A Certain Slant of Light features musical settings of Dickinson poems by four outstanding American composers: Aaron Copland, Gordon Getty, Jake Heggie and Michael Tilson Thomas. The collection of songs featured on this album reveals the diversity of Dickinson's oeuvre, as well as the rich 20th- and 21st-century tradition of American art song composition. These songs are interpreted by the renowned American soprano Lisa Delan, together with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille under the baton of Lawrence Foster. Delan has been featured on varied PENTATONE releases, including three American song recitals. Reviewing Delan's 2016 recording Out of the Shadows, critics praised her "musicianship and responsiveness to the text" (Gramophone), "scrupulous and passionate accounts" (New Music Connoisseur), "liquid emotion and straightforward braininess" (Blog Critics), and "clarity and rhetorical relevance" (The Rehearsal Studio). Opera News noted "It's gratifying to find a singer involved so intimately and actively with the music of her time" and Music Web International added "Lisa Delan is probably one of the most versatile singers now before the public".

Tracklist:

8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 1, Nature, The Gentlest Mother
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 2, There Came A Wind Like A Bugle
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 3, The World Feels Dusty
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 4, Heart, We Will Forget Him
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 5, Dear March, Come In!
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 6, Sleep Is Supposed To Be
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 7, Going To Heaven!
8 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 8, The Chariot
Newer Every Day (Arr. For Voice & Orchestra): No. 1, Silence
Newer Every Day (Arr. For Voice & Orchestra): No. 2, I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
Newer Every Day (Arr. For Voice & Orchestra): No. 3, Fame
Newer Every Day (Arr. For Voice & Orchestra): No. 4, That I Did Always Love
Newer Every Day (Arr. For Voice & Orchestra): No. 5, Goodnight
4 Dickinson Songs (Version For Voice & Orchestra): No. 1, Safe In Their Alabaster Chambers
4 Dickinson Songs (Version For Voice & Orchestra): No. 2, A Bird Came Down The Walk
4 Dickinson Songs (Version For Voice & Orchestra): No. 3, There's A Certain Slant Of Light
4 Dickinson Songs (Version For Voice & Orchestra): No. 4, Because I Could Not Stop For Death
Poems Of Emily Dickinson (Excerpts): Down Time's Quaint Stream
Poems Of Emily Dickinson (Excerpts): The Bible
Poems Of Emily Dickinson (Excerpts): Fame
Poems Of Emily Dickinson (Excerpts): The Earth Has Many Keys
Poems Of Emily Dickinson (Excerpts): Take All Away From Me

UPC: 827949063466
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 4.20.18
Format: CD

Copland / Delan / Foster - Certain Slant of Light (CD)