Dear Theo: 3 Song Cycles by Ben Moore | Delos DE3437

Dear Theo: 3 Song Cycles by Ben Moore

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Label: Delos

Cat No: DE3437

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 28th April 2014

Contents

Artists

Paul Appleby (tenor)
Susanna Phillips (soprano)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Brian Zeger (piano)

Works

Moore, Ben

Dear Theo
Ode to a nightingale
So free am I

Artists

Paul Appleby (tenor)
Susanna Phillips (soprano)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Brian Zeger (piano)

About

Ben Moore is a particularly eloquent exponent of the art song, noted for the broad and eclectic variety of his thematic applications and poetic sources. Here, in his first album for Delos, he offers three diverse and richly expressive song cycles – hitherto unrecorded – that explore the theme of longing for freedom in diverse ways.

Tenor Paul Appleby, soprano Susanna Phillips and baritone Brett Polegato deliver lovely singing and sensitive interpretations, supported to perfection by pianist Brian Zeger.

Dear Theo, the title set, is based upon the letters of legendary artist Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo. So Free am I sets poetry by women from across millennia, expressing their longing to be free of the ages-old societal discrimination they have suffered. Ode to a Nightingale sets John Keats’ famous poem, with a separate song devoted to each stanza.

“…an American songwriter with a knack for matching texts to lyrically generous, harmonically rich music.” – New York Times

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