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Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Spirits in Bondage (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:01:56 minutes | 1,84 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
Poetry and music have often been described as “beautiful sisters” in the European tradition, and American composer Benjamin C. S. Boyle sets out to prove just how harmonious this kinship can be. Owing to pianist and art song expert Laura Ward as well as to a selection of top-class singers, these elaborate yet easily accessible vocal compositions are resplendently brought to life on SPIRITS IN BONDAGE.
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Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Spirits in Bondage (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:01:56 minutes | 1,84 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
Poetry and music have often been described as “beautiful sisters” in the European tradition, and American composer Benjamin C. S. Boyle sets out to prove just how harmonious this kinship can be. Owing to pianist and art song expert Laura Ward as well as to a selection of top-class singers, these elaborate yet easily accessible vocal compositions are resplendently brought to life on SPIRITS IN BONDAGE.
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Lysander Piano Trio & Sarah Shafer – Mirrors: 21st Century American Piano Trios (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:25 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © First Hand Records
Celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2020, Lysander Piano Trio present their FHR début album ‘mirrors’ album featuring première recordings of new American piano trios commissioned or premièred by the ensemble.
The works included on this album, with their richness of styles and origins, provide an exciting and optimistic glimpse into music being written for piano trio today. Of particular note is ‘Love Sweet’ written by Grammy Award winning composer Jennifer Higdon and featuring the brilliant soprano Sarah Shafer.
“An enterprising and finely realized collection of recent works for piano trio (all of them first recordings) Lysander Piano Trio, an ensemble now well established on the American recital circuit, which here gets to display its versatility and conviction in abundant measure.” (Arcana)
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