Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death; Rorem: Songs / Gerald Finley, Julius Drake

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Album Summary

Performers

• Gerald Finley
• Julius Drake (Piano)

Composers

• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Spoken Word
• Wolseley Charles
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
• Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)
• Ned Rorem (1923 - )
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - )

Notes & Reviews:

Recorded Live at Wigmore Hall, 18 October 2007, this new release adds to Gerald Finley’s already illustrious career. After his initial appearances at Glyndebourne in the Mozart baritone repertoire, he now appears in a variety of leading roles at the world’s opera houses. With Hyperion Records his releases include a highly acclaimed disc of Ives and Barber songs with Julius Drake. He was awarded the Editor’s Choice Award at the 2006 Classic FM Gramophone Awards following his nomination as Artist of the Year. He will appear with the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Atlanta Symphony in performances of John Adams’ opera ‘Doctor Atomic’.

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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38, no 1

• Performers: Gerald Finley; Julius Drake (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1878
• Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : It Was in The Early Spring, Op. 38, no 2

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1878
• Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Songs (6), Op. 38

• Performers: Gerald Finley; Julius Drake (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1878
• Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Does the Day Reign, Op. 47, no 6

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1880
• Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The mild stars shone for us, song for voice & piano, Op. 60/12

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1886
• Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1869
• Studio/Live: Live

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Over Burning Ashes, song for voice & piano, Op. 25/2

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1875
• Studio/Live: Live

Mussorgsky, Modest : Songs and dances of death

• Performers: Gerald Finley; Julius Drake (Piano)
• Running Time: 21 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Rorem, Ned : War Scenes, cycle of 5 songs from Whitman for voice & piano

• Performers: Gerald Finley; Julius Drake (Piano)
• Running Time: 14 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1969
• Studio/Live: Live

Word, Spoken : Work(s) :: Spoken introduction to Charles Ives's "Memories A & B"

• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Ives, Charles : Memories

• Performers: Gerald Finley; Julius Drake (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1897
• Studio/Live: Live

Word, Spoken : Work(s) :: Spoken introduction to Einojuhani Rautavaara's "Shall I compre thee?"

• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Rautavaara, Einojuhani : Sonnets (3) of Shakespeare, song cycle for high or medium voice & piano (or orchestra) :: Shall I comp

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1951
• Studio/Live: Live

Word, Spoken : Work(s) :: Spoken introduction to Wolseley Charles's "The Green-Eyed Dragon"

• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Charles, Wolseley : The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano

• Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Gerald Finley
• Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live