Salome Kammer is an artist who is able in her interpretations to exploit the entire spectrum of the human voice. She moves between styles of singing with the ease of an actress changing roles. Sometimes she is a jazz singer, sometimes an opera diva; she can sing in the traditional style of Broadway and then mesmerize with interpretations of Romantic lieder. In her performances of experimental compositions, she can explore unplumbed depths, balance her way through daring eruptions of feeling, or playfully parody the musical structures. She tells a story with her breath, with throat noises and rhythms; she warbles, murmurs, trills, grunts, bawls, whistles, shouts, vibrates, resonates, and sings. Salome Kammer is also at home in the world of traditional chanson; she is a master of both satirical and lyrical moods, and is equally able to explore the ironic pathos of Brecht and Weill as well as the melancholy of Alban Berg or the intimacy of an early Baroque lullaby by Tarquinio Merula. It is impossible to classify Salome Kammer's voice. She is a unique phenomenon, both in her vocal range and in her ability to coax the most unusual noises out of her throat.Salome Kammer: "When I began to take an interest in the vocal music of the twentieth century, I of course encountered the unforgettable singer Cathy Berberian (1928-1983), who was the muse of so many composers in the 1950s and 60s. She also had no qualms about using all possible musical styles, and her courage and her readiness to cross borders changed the direction of musical history. It is to her that we owe a masterpiece like Luciano Berio's 'Sequenza III', which I sing here as an homage to Berberian. Numerous vocal colors and sounds were notated in this piece for the first time, in a very simple yet exact manner."

Tracklist:

My heart belongs to daddy, song (from "Leave It to Me")
Sequenza III, for voice
Die Alte ("Zu meiner Zeit"), song for voice & piano, K. 517
Die Alte, song
Emil, song
Or che'Š tempo di dormire, canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nann
Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 2: Schlafen, schlafen
Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 2: Schlafend tr„gt man mich
Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 2: Nun ich der Riesen st„rksten
Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 2: Warm die Lfte
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film "The Wizard of Oz")
Zwei fragmentarische Szenen (Two Fragmentary Scenes), for mezzo-
Zwei fragmentarische Szenen (Two Fragmentary Scenes), for mezzo-
Matrosen-Tango (Sailor's Tango), song for voice & piano (from "H
Fennimore's Song: Die arme Verwandte (The Poor Relation), song f
Surabaya-Johnny, song for voice & piano (from "Happy End")
2wei, for solo voice & voice transformer (from "Schande"): 2wei
Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra, The (fr

UPC: 4010228670929
Label: Wergo Germany
Release Date: 10.14.08
Format: CD

Salome Kammer - Salomix Mac: In Memoriam Cathy Berberian (CD)