Argento, Dominick

Sonettaria: The Triumph of Iambic Pentameter - Choral works by Chavez, Argento, Crabtree, Muehleisen, Frogget et al. / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Eric Banks: O notte, for chorus; Etternalmente vive, for chorus; Carlos Chávez: Nocturnes (3) for chorus; Robert Moran: Notturno in Weiss (Nocturne in White), for soprano, 2 harps & chorus; Lorr...
Performers: Ament, Vanessa; Bæskins, Betsy; Balducci, Anthony; Balducci, Jamie; Froggét, Lorri; Gosnell, Jennifer; Harlan, Erin; Odell, Alexis; Rank, Doug; Spears, Jessica [Soprano Vocal]; Walsh, Me...
Conductors: Banks, Tony
Ensemble: The Esoterics

The first of two discs funded by an NEA grant presents fourteen settings of sonnets: a choral "sonnet of sonnets." This CD features six world...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/30/2006/09/25/2006)....continue...

From the Heartland / Robert Peavler, baritone; Arlene Shrut, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Kirke Mechem: Songs (4), for voice & piano; From the Heartland, for voice & piano; Thomas Pasatieri: Poems (3) of Oscar Wilde, for voice & piano; Dominick Argento: Songs of Petrarch, for voice & pian...
Performers: Deeter, Alissa [Soprano (Vocal)]; Peavler, Robert; Shrut, Arlene

Baritone Robert Peavler takes the opportunity with this recording to offer a program by American composers of the next generation from Charles Ives and John...continue...
Recording information: Louis Brown Studios, New York, New York (08/16/2011-08/18/2011)....continue...

From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters - works by Stephen Paulus, Dominick Argento, Libby Larsen, Randall Thompson et al. / VocalEssence Ensemble

1 CD / Clarion / 2012-01-31

Works: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: El Hambo, for chorus; Stephen Paulus: The Day Is Done, for chorus; Dominick Argento: A Nation of Cowslips; Paul W. Gerike: Songs of Our Grandparents, for chorus; The Nort...
Performers: Kemper, Charles
Conductors: Brunelle, Philip
Ensemble: VocalEssence Ensemble

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
There's no question but that this group can sing extremely well in a variety of genres. Hymns and spirituals...continue...

True North Harp Duo - works by Mendelssohn, Rameau and Franck / Lynne Aspnes & John Wickey, harps

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-12-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; On Wings of Song; Song without words, Op. 67/4 (Presto); Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Or...
Conductors:
Ensemble: True North Harp Duo (Harp duo)

With a rich and orchestral sound, impeccable ensemble and innovative programming the harp duo of Lynne Aspnes and John Wickey performs throughout the U.S. and...continue...
Recording information: Tempest Studios, Tempe, AZ (2010)....continue...

Dominick Argento: Jonah & the Whale

1 Super Audio CD / BMOP/Sound / 2010-03-09

Works: Dominick Argento: Jonah and the Whale, oratorio for narrator, 2 voices, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Cole, Daniel; Norman, Daniel
Conductors: Clark, Andrew

This SACD, Dominick Argento: Jonah and the Whale, represents yet another successful collaboration between the Providence Singers and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Inspired by...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (11/16/2008)....continue...

Eternal Light - Rachmaninov, et al / Gloriae Dei Cantores

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2010-02-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Virgil Thomson: My Shepherd will Supply my Need; Hymns from the Old South; Joseph Rheinberger: Sacred Choruses (3), Op. 133; Jean Berger: The eyes of all wait upon Thee...
Conductors: Patterson, Elizabeth C.
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei cantores

Gloriae Dei Cantores - Prism / Elizabeth C. Patterson, et al

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2010-02-16

Works: Dominick Argento: Let All the World in Every Corner Sing; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Work(s); American Traditional: Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal (Invitation); How Firm a Foundation; Edmund R...
Performers: Chalmers, David, Dr. [Organ]; Helfrich, Christine; Hempel, Br. Francis; Jordan, James; Ortolani, Amanda Dawn; Schuman, Kathy; Shannon, Kathryn
Conductors: Patterson, Elizabeth C.
Ensemble: Archangelus Brass Ensemble

Dominick Argento: Evensong - Of Love and Angels / Lewis, Futral, Reed, Cathedral Choral Society

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-10-01

Works: Dominick Argento: Evensong
Performers: Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Reed, Nelson James LePard
Conductors: Lewis, J. Reilly
Ensemble: Washington National Cathedral

This stunning new work, written in honor of the Washington National Cathedral's 100th anniversary, is a magnificent piece inspired by the memory of Argento's late...continue...

Argento: Postcard from Morocco / Milanov, et al

2 CD / Albany Records / 2009-03-10

Works: Dominick Argento: Postcard from Morocco, opera
Performers: Coil, Tammy; Hughes, Evan; Madore, Elliot; Majeski, Amanda; Moriah, Rinnat; Porter, Brian; Stewart, Joshua
Conductors: Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: Curtis Chamber Ensemble

Dominick Argento, considered by many to be America's pre-eminent composer of lyric opera, was born in 1927. He studied at Peabody and the Eastman School...continue...

Walden Pond

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Dominick Argento: I Hate and I Love, song cycle for chorus & percussion; A Toccata of Galuppi's, rhapsody for chamber choir, harpsichord & string quartet; Walden Pond, song cycle for chorus, 3 cellos...
Performers: Adney, Bob; Billmeyer, Dean; Johnson, Jay; Johnson, Joseph; Kienzle, Kathy; Linfield, Katja; Shin, Pitnarry; Warland, Dale
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dale Warland Singers; Lark String Quartet

"Flawlessly prepared performances of three distinguished choral sets by Dominick Argento. What can one say about the Dale Warland Singers and their collaborators other than...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance....continue...

Winter / Daniel Hughes, The Choral Project, et al

1 CD / Clarion / 2009-01-01

Works: Dominick Argento: The Masque of Angels, opera; Samuel Scheidt: Puer natus in Bethlehem; Christmas Traditional: Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); Franz Biebl: Ave ...
Performers: Adams, Maly; Atwood, Jonathan; Boyer, Philip; Byron, Keith; Dahlberg, Robin; Dahlberk, Robin; Dowd, Rob; Harris, Juanita; Hughes, Marc; Hughes, Marc [Percussion]; Jogalekar, Prasad; Johnson, Galt; Jo...
Conductors: Hughes, Daniel; Turner, Barbara Day
Ensemble: Santa Fe Chamber Orchestra; Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus; The Choral Project

Aurumque / Warland, Dale Warland Singers

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Alexander Grechaninov: Strastnaya Sed'mista (Liturgy of Holy Week), for chorus, Op. 58; Howard Hanson: A Prayer of the Middle Ages, for chorus; Vytautas Miskinis: O sacrum convivium, for choir; Herbe...
Performers: Fischer, Joel C.; Hodel, Martin; Hopkins, Eric N.; Johnson, Lynette; Tierney, Teresa
Conductors: Warland, Dale

The sequel to The Dale Warland Singers' beloved Cathedral Classics CD. Includes Morten Lauridsen's enormously popular O Magnum Mysterium. The program is a collection of...continue...

Transience - Rorem, Argento, et al / Broxholm, Ormand, et al

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2007-11-01

Works: Ned Rorem: Ariel, cycle of 5 poems of Sylvia Plath for soprano, clarinet & piano; Dominick Argento: To Be Sung Upon the Water, for high voice, piano & clarinet; George Gershwin: George White's Scanda...
Performers: Broxholm, Julia; Katz, Martin; Ormand, Fred

Fred Orm has played with the Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit Orchestras. Martin Katz is renowned as a major accompanist and teacher. Julia Broxholm is highly...continue...

American Voices

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-11-07

Works: Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Norman Dello Joio: Come to Me, My Love, for chorus; A Jubilant Song; Anonymous: We Gather Together; Just As I Am, hymn; John Muehleisen: Snow (The King's Trumpeter), for ...

30th Anniversary Sampler - Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody, etc

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2006-10-10

Works: Tylman Susato: Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande danserye; George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A major, Op. 11 no 1; Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin American Dances, for orchestra; Franz Li...
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Fan, Joel; Fleezanis, Jorja; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Graffman, Gary; Hell, Felix; Krol, Tim; Oswald, Mark; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Smith, Hugh
Conductors: Junkin, Jerry; Oue, Eiji; Lockhart, Keith; St. Clair, Carl; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: ; The University of Texas Wind Ensemble

A collection of highlights from critically acclaimed Reference Recordings releases, celebrating this esteemed independent label's 30th anniversary. "Brilliant performances, dazzling sound." -Washingto...continue...

Argento: Shadow and Substance / Haskin, Triestram

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2006-04-01

Works: Dominick Argento: Elizabethan Songs (6) for high voice & chamber ensemble; Letters from Composers, for voice & guitar; To Be Sung Upon the Water, for high voice, piano & clarinet
Performers: Haskin, Howard; Mayer, Tansie; Triestram, David; Walker, Timothy

Sad to say, Dominick Argento, along with Gian-Carlo Menotti, is among the last of the great Italian-American composers. Argento has become identified with his vocal...continue...

Casa Guidi - Frederica von Stade sings Argento / Oue, et al

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2005-10-11

Works: Dominick Argento: Casa Guidi; Capriccio for Clarinet and Orchestra "Rossini in Paris"; In Praise of Music, songs (7) for orchestra
Performers: Hara, Burt; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Oue, Eiji
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

"Professor Johnson's recording has a see-through quality, with superb dynamics and natural scaling of the solo instruments... it's good to have Reference Recordings back, and...continue...

Shakespeare in Song / Phoenix Bach Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Matthew Harris: Shakespeare Songs; Frank Martin: Ariel Songs (5), for chorus; Steven Sametz: When he shall die, for chorus; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Shakespeare Songs (4), for chorus; Nils Lindbe...
Performers: Comeaux, Robert; Ewer, Cassandra; Herbert, Jacob W.; Inman, Laura; Platt, Carol
Conductors: Bruffy, Charles
Ensemble: Phoenix Bach Choir

First known as the Bach and Madrigal Society, the Phoenix Bach Choir was originally founded in 1958 as a study group by devotees of fine...continue...

Argento, Duruflé / Salamunovich, Los Angeles Master Chorale

1 CD / RCM (Rubedo Canis Musica) / 2001-05-01

Works: Dominick Argento: Te Deum for chorus & orchestra; Maurice Duruflé: Missa "Cum Jubilo", for baritone, baritone chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 11
Performers: Gilfrey, Rodney; Swann, Frederick Lewis [Organ]
Conductors: Salamunovich, Paul
Ensemble: Los Angeles Master Chorale

Showcase - Strauss, et al / Eiji Oue, Minnesota Orchestra

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2000-10-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, Nos 1-5, complete; Dominick Argento: Valentino Dances; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op...
Performers: Villars, Jon
Conductors: Oue, Eiji
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

Argento: Valentino Dances, etc / Oue, Minnesota Orchestra

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2000-02-15

Works: Dominick Argento: Valentino Dances; Reverie, Reflections on a Hymn Tune, for orchestra; Le Tombeau d'Edgar Poe; Valse Triste; A Ring of Time
Performers: Schimmel, William; Shelton, Chad
Conductors: Oue, Eiji
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

"The Minnesota Orchestra is in great shape these days, as this brilliantly played and vividly engineered disc demonstrates. Dominick Argento has been a cherished part...continue...

Introducting Patrice Michaels

1 CD / Cedille / 2000-01-01

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium; Antonio Vivaldi: All'ombra di sospetto, cantata for voice, flute & continuo, RV 678; Franz Joseph Haydn: Original Canzonettas Book 1, H 26a; Isabella Colbran: Mi lagne...
Performers: Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Combs, Larry; Golub, Elliott; Kust, Jeffrey; Michaels, Patrice; Rollins, Rebecca; Schrader, David; Sobol, Deborah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Rembrandt Chamber Players

Songs of Innocence - Argento, Cooke, Moylan / Jean Danton

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-11-01

Works: Dominick Argento: Elizabethan Songs (6) for high voice & chamber ensemble; Songs About Spring (5) for voice & piano; Arnold Cooke: Songs of Innocence (3) for voice, clarinet & piano; Nocturnes (5) fo...
Performers: Black, Anne; Bumstead, John; Danton, Jean; Harrison, Jane; Krueger, Christopher; Martins, David; Martins, Ellen Michaud; Stumpf, Thomas
Conductors: Brooks, C. Thomas

Argento: The Andrée Expedition / Nordfors, Forsberg

1 CD / Nosag / 1997-06-12

Works: Dominick Argento: The Andrée Expedition; Helena Munktell: The Ice-maiden; Herman Ahlberg: Up in the air; Axel Strindberg: Airjourney; Adolf Nordholm: At the North Pole
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Nordfors, Bengt; Sparf, Nils-Erik

Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf / Dame Janet Baker

1 CD / D'Note Records / 1997-04-01

Works: Dominick Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, for voice & piano; Hugo Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Isepp, Martin

"...Janet Baker brings to this challenging music the intelligence, emotional sensitivity, vocal artistry, and indefinable yet unique personality...Repeated listening with texts in hand gradually yield...continue...

To Be Sung Upon the Water - Song Cycles / Bedi, Kust, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 1996-01-01

Works: Dominick Argento: Letters from Composers, for voice & guitar; Songs About Spring (5) for voice & piano; To Be Sung Upon the Water, for high voice, piano & clarinet; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Vocalises ...
Performers: Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Combs, Larry; Golub, Elliott; Kust, Jeffrey; Michaels, Patrice

Permit Me Voyage - Songs by Americans / Hart, Helmrich

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-03-01

Works: Dominick Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, for voice & piano; Elliott Carter: Voyage, for medium voice & piano; Henry Cowell: How Old is Song?; Firelight and Lamp, song for voice & piano, HC...
Performers: Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Helmrich, Dennis

20th Century Baroque / Rembrandt Chamber Players

1 CD / Cedille / 1992-09-01

Works: Manuel de Falla: Concerto for Harpsichord, for harpsichord (or piano), flute, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello, G. 71; Elliott Carter: Sonata for flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord; Ilja Hurnik: Sonata d...
Performers: Combs, Larry; Michaels, Patrice
Conductors:
Ensemble: Rembrandt Chamber Players