Ned Rorem: On an Echoing Road

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Album Summary

Performers

• Jacques Imbrailo (Bass)
• Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Tim Mead
• Andrew Staples (Viola)
• Jennifer Johnston (Alto)

Ensemble

• The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)

Composer

• Ned Rorem (1923 - )

Notes & Reviews:

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing.

Gramophone Magazine
This is a most attractive disc. The Prince Consort comprises five singers still young, clear and intelligent in their way with words, and their pianist-director, Alisdair Hogarth. Unusually they have a countertenor in their midst, the excellent Tim Mead, who shares the title-song, a duet, with Anna Leese, and has two of the best solos. South African baritone Jacques Imbrailo is also noteworthy: the recording brings out the individual timbre of his voice, and to him goes what I still find best of the songs, "Early in the morning".

BBC Music Magazine
All five singers have clearly grasped the importance of Rorem's text-based conception of song, 'poetry as expressed through the voice' and they sing - albeit in resolutely English English which can sometimes jar in Rorem's settings of poems by fellow-Americans - with an unforced lightness which brings the words to the fore.

The Guardian
The more one hears of Rorem's songs, too, the more intriguing they seem... The performances catch every drop of that naturalness, too; the disc may only scratch the surface of Rorem's songwriting (over 600 settings to date) but it crystallises its essence perfectly.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009).

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Works Details

Rorem, Ned : Early in the Morning, for voice & piano

• Performer: Jacques Imbrailo (Bass)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1955

Rorem, Ned : Are you the new person, for voice & piano

• Performer: Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1989

Rorem, Ned : Rain in spring, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Paul Goodman")

• Performer: Tim Mead
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1949

Rorem, Ned : For Susan, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Paul Goodman")

• Performer: Andrew Staples (Viola)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano

• Performer: Jennifer Johnston (Alto)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, for voice & piano

• Performer: Jacques Imbrailo (Bass)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : To a Young Girl, for voice & piano

• Performer: Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1951

Rorem, Ned : Catullus :: on the burial of his brother, for voice & piano

• Performer: Andrew Staples (Viola)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1947

Rorem, Ned : Requiescat, for voices & piano (from "Evidence of Things Not Seen")

• Performers: Tim Mead; Jacques Imbrailo (Bass); Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1997

Rorem, Ned : I will always love you, for voice, string trio & piano

• Performer: Jennifer Johnston (Alto)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : That Shadow, My Likeness, song for voice & piano

• Performer: Tim Mead
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1963

Rorem, Ned : On an echoing road, for voices & piano (from "Evidence of Things Not Seen")

• Performers: Tim Mead; Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1997

Rorem, Ned : I Strolled Across an Open Field, for voice & piano

• Performer: Jacques Imbrailo (Bass)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : Alleluia

• Performer: Andrew Staples (Viola)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1946

Rorem, Ned : Little Elegy, for voice & piano

• Performer: Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1949

Rorem, Ned : Sometimes with One I Love, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Walt Whitman")

• Performer: Tim Mead
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1957

Rorem, Ned : Hymn for Evening, for voices & piano (from "Evidence of Things Not Seen")

• Performers: Tim Mead; Jacques Imbrailo (Bass); Andrew Staples (Viola); Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1997

Rorem, Ned : Orchids, for voice & piano

• Performer: Jennifer Johnston (Alto)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : On a Singing Girl, for voice & piano

• Performer: Andrew Staples (Viola)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1946

Rorem, Ned : Now sleeps the crimson petal, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Tennyson")

• Performer: Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1963

Rorem, Ned : What if some little pain, for voice & piano

• Performer: Tim Mead
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1949

Rorem, Ned : Look Down Fair Moon, for voice & piano

• Performer: Jennifer Johnston (Alto)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : The Rainbow, for voices & piano (from "Evidence of Things Not Seen")

• Performers: Andrew Staples (Viola); Jennifer Johnston (Alto); Jacques Imbrailo (Bass)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1997

Rorem, Ned : More than a Day :: Do I love you ?

• Performer: Tim Mead
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1995

Rorem, Ned : Their Lonely Betters, for voices & piano (from "Evidence of Things Not Seen")

• Performer: Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1992

Rorem, Ned : O Do Not Love Too Long, for voice & piano

• Performer: Tim Mead
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rorem, Ned : Comment on War, for voices & piano (from "Evidence of Things Not Seen")

• Performers: Jennifer Johnston (Alto); Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1997

Rorem, Ned : The Serpent

• Performer: Andrew Staples (Viola)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1972

Rorem, Ned : Full of life now, for voice & piano

• Performer: Anna Leese (Soprano)
• Ensemble: The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)
• Notes: Potton Hall, England (02/10/2009-02/13/2009)
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1989