Jamie Barton

Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Matt Haimovitz – Jake Heggie: Unexpected Shadows (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:38 minutes | 1016 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © PentaTone

Star mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton presents a recital of songs by American composer Jake Heggie, with the composer at the piano. UNEXPECTED SHADOWS is a celebration in words and music of powerful, exceptional women. The program contains four song cycles, a standalone art song, and an opera aria.
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Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Matt Haimovitz – Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand (Version for Mezzo-Soprano, Cello & Piano) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 18:40 minutes | 294 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PentaTone

This is the second pre-release EP derived from UNEXPECTED SHADOWS, a celebration in words and music of powerful, exceptional women, with songs composed by Jake Heggie, and performed by mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, with the composer at the piano. The Work at Hand sets poetry by the late Laura Morefield, in which she describes the difficult and deeply human experience of knowing it is time to say goodbye and let go: resenting, fighting, struggling to find grace and peace. Matt Haimovitz’ cello playing adds an extra layer to this profoundly moving song cycle.
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