Showing posts with label Susan Graham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Susan Graham. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

On this day in music history - Portrait, by Susan Graham (2007):


Portrait

Album by Susan Graham,
released July 16, 2007.

Track list:

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Voi che sapete, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Alcina, opera, HWV 34; Di te mi rido, by George Frederick Handel; Mi lusinga il dolce affetto, by George Frederick Handel; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano, by Ned Rorem; Early in the Morning, for voice & piano, by Ned Rorem; O you whom I often and silently come, for voice & piano (from “Poems of Walt Whitman”), by Ned Rorem; La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, (“légende dramatique”) H. 111 (Op. 24); Autrefois un roi de Thulé, by Hector Berlioz; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Dieu! Que viens-je d’entendre?, by Hector Berlioz; Dead Man Walking, opera, by This journey. This journey to Christ, by Jake Heggie; Who will walk with me?, by Jake Heggie; He will gather us around, by Jake Heggie; Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103); Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn, by Johannes Brahms; Rote Abendwolken ziehn am Firmament, by Johannes Brahms; Early Songs (7), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Die Nachtigal, by Alban Berg; Traumgekrönt, by Alban Berg; Im Zimmer, by Alban Berg; Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire, song collection for voice & piano, L. 64; Harmonie du soir, by Claude Debussy; Le Jet d’eau, by Claude Debussy; The Circus Band, song for voice & piano, S. 229 (K. 6B20), by Charles Ives; The Cage, song for voice & piano, S. 221 (K. 6B42), by Charles Ives; Ciboulette, operetta in 3 acts; C’est pas Paris, c’est sa banlieue, by Reynaldo Hahn; Toi c’est moi, operetta; Vagabonde, by Moisés Simóns.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

On this day in music history - Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été, by Susan Graham and John Nelson (1997):


Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été

Album by Susan Graham and John Nelson,
released July 15, 1997.

Track list:

No. 1, Villanelle; No. 2, Le spectre de la rose; No. 3, Sur les lagunes; No. 4, Absence; No. 5, Au cimitière; No. 6, L’île inconnue; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: D’amour l’ardente flamme; Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, H 76: Mais, qu’ai-je donc?; Les troyens, H 133: Je vais mourir; Les troyens, H 133: Adieu, fière cite; Béatrice et Bénédict, H 138: Dieu! Que viens-je d’entendre?

Friday, May 16, 2025

On this day in music history - Poèmes de l'Amour, by Susan Graham (2005):


Poèmes de l’Amour

Album by Susan Graham,
released May 16, 2005.

Track list:

Poeme de l’amour et de la mer: I La fleur des eaux; Poeme de l’amour et de la mer: II Interlude; Poeme de l’amour et de la mer: III La mort de l’amour; Sheherazade: I Asie; Sheherazade: II La flute enchantee; Sheherazade: III L’indifferent; 5 Poemes de Charles Baudelaire: I Le balcon; 5 Poemes de Charles Baudelaire: II Harmonie du soir; 5 Poemes de Charles Baudelaire: III Le jet d’eau; 5 Poemes de Charles Baudelaire: IV Receuillement.

Saturday, May 10, 2025

On this day in music history - Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs, By Susan Graham (2004):


Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs

Album by Susan Graham,
released May 10, 2004.
Piano: Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

Track list:

The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic at Stockbridge; Swimmers; Memories; Ann Street; Serenity; 1, 2, 3; Songs My Mother Taught Me; The Circus Band; The Cage; The Indians; Like a Sick Eagle; Remembrance; September; Soliloquy; A Farewell to Land; Thoreau; Sonata No. 2: Concord, Mass; Emerson; Hawthorne; The Alcotts; Thoreau.

Friday, April 4, 2025

On this day in music history - Songs of Ned Rorem, by Susan Graham (2000):


Songs of Ned Rorem

Album by Susan Graham,
released April 4, 2000.

Track list:

The Santa Fe Songs, song cycle of 12 poems of Witter Bynner for medium voice, violin, viola, cello & piano: Santa Fe Songs: No. 4, S; Clouds, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Paul Goodman'); Early in the Morning, for voice & piano; The Serpent, for voice & piano (from 'Three Poems of Theodore Roethke'); Now sleeps the crimson petal, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Tennyson'); The Santa Fe Songs, song cycle of 12 poems of Witter Bynner for medium voice, violin, viola, cello & piano: Santa Fe Songs: No. 2, O; I Strolled Across an Open Field, for voice & piano; To a Young Girl, for voice & piano; Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, for voice & piano; Poèms pour la paix, for medium voice & strings: Ode; For Poulenc, for voice & piano; Little Elegy, for voice & piano; Alleluia, song for voice & piano; Look Down Fair Moon, for voice & piano; O you whom I often and silently come, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Walt Whitman'); I will always love you, for voice, string trio & piano; The Tulip Tree, for voice & piano; The Santa Fe Songs, song cycle of 12 poems of Witter Bynner for medium voice, violin, viola, cello & piano: Santa Fe Songs: No. 8, T; The Lordly Hudson, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Paul Goodman'); O Do Not Love Too Long, for voice & piano; Far-Far-Away, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Tennyson'); For Susan, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Paul Goodman'); A Journey, for voice & piano; Sometimes with One I Love, for voice & piano (from 'Poems of Walt Whitman'); Love, for voice & piano; Orchids, for voice & piano; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano; Poems of Love and the Rain, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano: Do I love you more than a day?; Nantucket Songs, song cycle for voice & piano: Ferry Me Across the Water; The Santa Fe Songs, song cycle of 12 poems of Witter Bynner for medium voice, violin, viola, cello & piano: The Sowers (Santa Fe Song); Whitman Cantata, for men's chorus, 12 brass & timpani: The Shadow, My Likeness.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

On this day in music history - French Operetta Arias: C'est ça la vie, c'est ça l'amour, by Susan Graham.. (2002):


French Operetta Arias: C’est ça la vie, c’est ça l’amour

Album by Susan Graham, Yves Abel, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,
released April 2, 2002.

Track list:

C'est ca la vie, c'est ca l'amour (Moises Simons, from Toi c'est moi, 1934); J'ai deux amants (Andre Messager, from L'Amour masque, 1923); Yes (Maurice Yvain, from Yes, 1928); Si vous saviez (Arthur Honegger, from Les Aventures du roi Pausole, 1930); O mon bel inconnu (Reynaldo Hahn, from O mon bel inconnu, 1933); Je ne vois rien..Lorsque je n'etais qu'une enfant (Andre Messager, from Fortunio, 1907); Les hommes sont biens tous les memes (Andre Messager, from Coups de roulis, 1928); Air de la Lettre (Reynaldo Hahn, from Brummell, 1931); L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Andre Messager, from Passionnement, 1926); Vois-tu, je m'en veux (Andre Messager, from Les P'tites Michu, 1897); Etre adore (Reynaldo Hahn, from Mozart, 1925); Je regrette mon Pressigny (Andre Messager, from la Petite Fonctionnaire, 1921); Amour, amour, quel est donc ton pouvoir (Andre Messager, from Les Dragons de lImperatrice, 1905); Mon reve (Andre Messager, from L'Amour masque, 1923); C'est tres vilain d'etre infidele (Reynaldo Hahn, from O mon bel inconnu, 1933); C'est pas Paris, c'est sa banlieue (Reynaldo Hahn, from Ciboulette, 1923); Vagabonde (Moises Simons, from Toi c'est moi, 1934).

Monday, March 10, 2025

On this day in music history - Artist Portrait: Susan Graham, by Susan Graham (2003):


Artist Portrait: Susan Graham

Album by Susan Graham,
released March 10, 2003.

Track list:

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Voi che sapete; Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio; Alcina, opera, HWV 34; Di te mi rido; Mi lusinga il dolce affetto; Mio bel Tesoro; Verdi prati; Iphigénie en Tauride, opera in 4 acts, Wq. 46; O malheureuse Iphigénie!; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano; Early in the Morning, for voice & piano; The Santa Fe Songs, song cycle of 12 poems of Witter Bynner for medium voice, violin, viola, cello & piano; The Wintry Mind; O you whom I often and silently come, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Walt Whitman"); Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Comment le dédain pourrait-il mourir?; Dieu! Que viens-je entendre?; Dead Man Walking, opera; This journey to Christ; Who will walk with me?; Dead Man Walking!; He will gather us around; Toi c'est moi, operetta; C'est ça la vie, c'est ça l'amour; Yes, musical; Yes; Coups de roulis, operetta; Les hommes sont bien tous les mêmes.