Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman's solo recital, Night and Dreams, includes an exceptionally attractive selection of songs with nocturnal themes, most of them serenely radiant in tone. She writes in the program notes, "We wanted beautiful music... something that was languid, sexy, romantic, different," and the repertoire she has chosen is fully successful in meeting those standards. It's an appealing mix of familiar songs -- Debussy's "Beau soir," Duparc's "Chanson triste," Montsalvatge's "Cancíon de cuna para dormir ...
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Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman's solo recital, Night and Dreams, includes an exceptionally attractive selection of songs with nocturnal themes, most of them serenely radiant in tone. She writes in the program notes, "We wanted beautiful music... something that was languid, sexy, romantic, different," and the repertoire she has chosen is fully successful in meeting those standards. It's an appealing mix of familiar songs -- Debussy's "Beau soir," Duparc's "Chanson triste," Montsalvatge's "Cancíon de cuna para dormir a un negrito," Hahn's "L'Heure exquise," Duparc's "Phidylé," and Mozart's "Abendempfindung an Laura," -- as well as some lesser-known jewels like Poulenc's "C'est ainsi que tu es," and Brazilian composer Francis Hime's "Anoiteceu." After the sassy exuberance of Surprise, her previous album for Deutsche Grammophon, a collection of German, French, and American cabaret songs, Night and Dreams demonstrates Brueggergosman's versatility in her sure command of this more refined and...
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Add this copy of Nights & Dreams to cart. $6.49, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Deutsche Grammophon.
