Samuel Ramey: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye: Songs of Barber,
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1996-10-01
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- No. 6 from Hermit Songs, Op. 29: Sea-Snatch
- I Hear An Army
- Sure On This Shining Night
- Bessie Bobtail
- If You've Only Got A Moustache
- Gentle Annie
- Don't Bet Your Money On The Shanghai
- Evening Song
- An Old Song Re-Sung
- No. 1 From Three Poems, Op. 11: The Lament Of Ian The Proud
- Song Of The Dagger
- A Damsel In Distress: Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Shall We Dance?: They All Laughed
- Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
- The Goldwyn Follies: Just Another Rhumba
- They Cannot Stop Death - Blue Mountain Ballads
- Heavenly Grass
- Lonesome Man
- Cabin
- Sugar In The Cane
- Anything Goes: Blow, Gabriel Blow
- Jubilee: Begin The Beguine
- Seven Lively Arts: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN: The Tale Of The Oyster
Free Music Notes for Samuel Ramey: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye: Songs of Barber,
Free Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Hit: 5 Stars
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT COLLECTION OF TWENTIETH CENTURY SONGS, that it behooves me to say something brief about each composer on this disc. I think that by doing so the listener gains more insight and thus more appreciation of all aspects of the song material.
The music of Samuel Barber (1910-1981), whether his symphonies, concertos,operas, chamber music or songs, is notable above all for a pronounced and refined lyricism. Barber wrote songs thruout his career, and his published vocal output, though relatively small, is perhaps the most distinguished of an American composer. He preferred lyrical , romantic poetry, and his word-setting was perfect.
Stephen Foster (1826-1864) published his first song when he was 18 and by dint of hundreds more became, in the words of Aaron Copland,"our own national hero (who) had a naturalness and sweetness of sentiment that transformed his melodies into the equivalent of folk song." He was truly a songwriter rather than a composer, for he wrote no concert works or operas.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) assimilated Debussian impressionism and,somewhat later, Oriental exoticism. During his brief career, he composed 64 songs, including four song-cycles.
George Gershwim(1898-1937) began his career in Tin Pan Alley and eventually, with works such as 'Rhapsody in blue' for piano and orchestra and some other works, brought Jazz into the concert hall.
Paul Bowles (1910- ) has long enjoyed celebrity status as an author,a writer of novels, short stories and essays. After a brief study with Aaron Copland, he made a considerable reputation as a composer of incidenal music. Virgil Thompson once described Bowles's songs as "enchanting for their sweetness of mood, their lightness of texture, for in general their way of being wholly alive and right".
Cole Porter (1891-1964) had the rare ability to invent superior catchpenny tunes; deceptively simple, often elegant melodies that stay in the ear. Consequently,he became one of the most successful American songwriter of his era.
As to Samuel Ramey's performance of these songs, one can only say 'business as usual', and that means great sound, great diction, great interpretation and always with that extra something that only a few bassos have! The variety of works is varied and interesting and, if you please,this is NOT a cross-over album. There are too many songs that denote the classical element. He was wise enough to vary his selection to avoid that particular situation. I really like this disc!!!!!
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