Miah Persson - Songs of the Sea / Sym #12 / Chinese Rhapsody - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Details 1. Widmung ('Du Meine Seele, Du Mein Herz'), Song for Voice & Piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/1 2. Der Nussbaum ('Es Grünet Ein Nussbaum Vor Dem Haus'), Song for Voice & Piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/3 3. Die Lotosblume ('Die Lotosblume Ängstigt Sich...'), Song for Voice & Piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/7 4. Lied Der Suleika ('Wie Mit Innigstem Behangen'), Song for Voice & Piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/9 5. Lied Der Braut Aus Dem Liebesfrühling I ('Mutter! Mutter! Glaube Nicht!'), Song for Voice & Piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/11 6. Lied Der Braut Aus Dem Liebesfrühling II ('Lass Mich Ihn Am Busen Hangen'), Song for Voice & Piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/12 7. Ihr Bildnis ('Ich Stand in Dunklen Traumen'), Song for Voice & Piano, Op. 13/1 8. Liebeszauber ('Die Liebe Saß Als Nachtigall'), Song for Voice & Piano, Op. 13/3 9. Ich Hab' in Deinem Auge, Song for Voice & Piano, Op. 13/5 10. Loreley ('Ich Weiss' Nicht Was Soll Es Bedeuten'), Song for Voice & Piano 11. Gedichte Der Königin Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart Songs), for Voice & Piano, Op. 135 1. Abschied Von Frankreich. Ziemlich Langsam 12. Gedichte Der Königin Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart Songs), for Voice & Piano, Op. 135 2. Nach Der Geburt Ihres Sohnes. Langsam 13. Gedichte Der Königin Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart Songs), for Voice & Piano, Op. 135 3. An Die Königin Elisabeth. Leidenschaftlich 14. Gedichte Der Königin Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart Songs), for Voice & Piano, Op. 135 4. Abschied Von Der Welt. Langsam 15. Gedichte Der Königin Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart Songs), for Voice & Piano, Op. 135 5. Gebet 16. Volksliedchen ('Wenn Ich FRÜH in Den Garten Geh'), Song for Voice & Piano, Op. 51/2 17. Der Himmel Hat Eine Träne Geweint, Song for Voice & Piano, Op. 37/1 18. Songs (3) from Poems of Rückert, for Voice & Piano, Op. 12 Er Ist Gekommen

Album Tracks 1. Early Morning Bathe 2. Sailing 3. Fun-Fair 4. Night 5. Peter Grimes Fantasy on Themes from Benjamin Britten's Opera 6. Ballade of London Nights 7. Sea Fever 8. Goodwood By the Sea 9. I. Adagio Molto 10. II. Allegro Molto E Secco, Molto Ritmico 11. III. Adagio Molto, Misterioso Ma Molto Espressivo 12. IV. Allegro Leggiero E Capriccioso 13. V. Allegro Molto, Nervoso 14. VI. Presto Con Bravura 15. Toccata 16. Chrissemas Day in the Morning 17. O! I Hae Seen the Roses Blaw 18. The Shoemaker 19. Nocturne 20. Jig 21. Prelude 22. Air 23. Dance

The star of tenor John Matthew Myers is rapidly in the ascendent. His debut album, Desiderium, coincides with his Metropolitan Opera debut in Brett Dean's Hamlet. Desiderium - Inchan ardent desire or longing, a feeling of loss or grief for something lostInch - beautifully showcases Myers' mellifluous voice. His thoughtful program of works by American and American émigré composers opens with Samuel Barber's yearning Knoxville Summer of 1915 - rarely heard sung by a tenor - and transitions to Charles Griffes' similarly searching settings of 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod, and Andre Previn's 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano. What follows is A Letter from Sullivan Ballou, set to the words of a poignant letter by an American Civil War officer, by John Kander (of Kander and Ebb musical theatre fame). Rounding out the recital are 4 Walt Whitman Songs by German-born composer Kurt Weill, including the classic O Captain! My Captain! John Matthew Myers says, InchCall me a big-hearted Romantic. Each song on this album conveys yearning, separation, loneliness or distance but also a sense of intimacy and longing for connection.Inch It certainly does. Desiderium is an auspicious debut album, and one especially attuned to our times.