Joyce DiDonato - EDEN - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. 2019 from renowned mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Songplay is sure to delight not only listeners of opera, but listeners of jazz and tango as well. The album brings together musicians from numerous genres, hand-picked by DiDonato in a band led by pianist and arranger Craig Terry. Among them are bassist Chuck Isreals, drummer Jimmy Madison, Lautaro Greco on the bandoneon, and trumpeter Charlie Porter. Joyce DiDonato greets you with a song in her heart and twinkle in her eye. The American mezzo-soprano's album Songplay unites world-class musicians from the varied worlds of opera, jazz and tango in the pure pleasure of improvisation, experimentation and exchange. Together they create their own musical language, surprising listeners with timeless melodies transformed and universal stories retold over centuries; songs in English, in Italian and - naturally - in the universal language of music. On Songplay, along with her hand-picked band led by pianist and arranger Craig Terry, Joyce draws inspiration from Cavalli and Chet Baker in equal measure. The languishing heart in Giordani's Caro mio ben is as emotionally charged as Jerry Bock's hopeful Will he like me?. Perhaps the most compelling reminder of how the music of Songplay breaks down divides is from DiDonato's experience leading vocal and composition workshops in the New York prison Sing Sing, where one of the men who is incarcerated was particularly moved upon hearing her rendition of Caro mio ben 'I feel like I've known this song my whole life.' Album Tracks 1. Arie Antiche, Book 1 InchSe Tu M'amiInch / InchStar VicinoInch (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble) 2. InchTu Lo SaiInch (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble) 3. (I'm Afraid) the Masquerade Is Over (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble) 4. InchLullaby of BirdlandInch (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble) 1. Arsilda, Regina Di Ponto, RV 700, Act 1 Inch

In Alan Curtis's scrupulously detailed performance, Joyce DiDonato's gleaming legato and coloratura are upstaged by the elegance of Karina Gauvin's Ginevra. While diDonato offers recklessly inventive... - BBC Music Magazine. Album Tracks 1. Ariodante HWV 33, Ouverture Adagio - Allegro 2. Ariodante HWV 33, Ouverture Alla Gavotta 3. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 1 & 2 Cavatina Vezzi, Lushinghe, E Brio 4. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 1 & 2 Recitativo Ami Dunque, O Signora? 5. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 1 & 2 Aria Orrida a Gl'occhi Miei 6. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 3 Recitativo Orgogliosa Beltade! 7. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 3 Aria Apri Le Luci, E Mira 8. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 4 Recitativo Mie Speranze Che Fate? 9. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 4 Aria Coperta la Frode 10. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 5 Catavina Qui D'amour Nel Suo Linguaggio 11. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 5 Recitativo T'amerò Dunque Sempre, Idolo Mio 12. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 5 Duetto Prendi Da Questa Mano 13. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 6 Recitativo Non VI Turbate Bell'alme Innamorate 14. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 6 Aria Volate, Amori 15. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 7 Recitativo Vanne Pronto, Odoardo 16. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 7 Aria Voli Colla Sua Tromba 17. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 8 Recitativo Oh! Felice Mio Core! 18. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 8 Aria Con L'ali Di Constanza 19. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 9 Recitativo Conosco Il Merto Tuo, Cara Dalinda 20. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 9 Aria Spero Per Voi, SÌ, SÌ 21. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, Scena 10 Recitativo Dalinda, in Occidente Già Cade Il Sole 22. Ariodante HWV 33, Atto Primo, S

Album Tracks 1. El Vito (Canciones Clasicas Espanolas - Fernado J. Obradors) 2. La Mi Sola, Laureola 3. Al Amor 4. Corazon, Porque Pasais ? 5. El Majo Celoso 6. Con Amores, la Mi Madre 7. Del Cabello Mas Sutil 8. Chiquitita la Novia 9. Elegia Eterna- Tonadillas (Enrique Granados) 10. La Maja Dolorosa I - Tonadillas 11. La Maja Dolorosa II - Tonadillas 12. La Majo Dolorosa III - Tonadillas 13. No Lloreis, Ojuelos - Canciones Amatorias 14. Dedicatoria (Poema en Forma de Canciones - Joaquin Turina) 15. Nunca Olvida 16. Cantares 17. Los Dos Miedos 18. Las Locas Por Amor 19. El Pano Moruno (Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas- Manuel de Falla) 20. Seguidilla Murciana 21. Asturiana 22. Jota 23. Nana 24. Cancion 25. Polo 26. Cuba Denttro de Un Piano (Cinco Canciones Negras - Xavier Montsalvate) 27. Punto de Habanera 28. Chevere 29. Cancion de Cuna Para Dormir a Un Negrito 30. Canto Negro 31. Canzonetta Spagnuola (Rossini)