Description
William Bolcom, a member of the faculty at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, is a 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for his Cabaret Songs, written with poet Arnold Weinstein. His works blend classical and popular styles and constitute a significant contribution to the American art song genre. This recording, featuring Michelle and David Murray is the FIRST to include all twenty-four of Bolcom's award-winning works.
This intriguing collection contains portraits of fanciful characters such as a self-absorbed girl whose beauty disrupts everything around her, a smarmy poseur intent on seducing every woman he meets, and a cross-dressing opera singer whose untimely death is remembered over cocktails. These expressive pieces also contain vivid depictions of everyday life, such as the painful break-up of a marriage and the loving bond between father and child.
This recording features Michelle Murray as a soprano, whose colourful voice brings Weinsteinøs lyrics to life, and enhances their deepest meaning. David Murray brings the same subjectivity and emotionality to the piano he so expertly, yet sensuously plays.
TRACK LISTING:
1.Over the Piano
2.Fur (Murray the Furrier)
3.He Tipped the Watier
4.Waitin
5.Song of Black Max
6.Amor
7.Place to Live
8.Toothbrush Time
9.Surprise!
10.The Actor
Additional Details
Label: Summit Records
Genre: Classical
Run Time: 40 mins
Release Date: 07/01/12
UPC: 099402361925
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