ROBERTA ALEXANDER sings SAMUEL BARBER
Andromache • Cleopatra • Vanessa • Knoxville • Songs
Stereo Review:
"Roberta Alexander's outstanding CD of vocal music by Samuel Barber demonstrates the soprano's understanding of the composer's musical language and emotional content … The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic plays very well under the tasteful leadership of Edo de Waart."
1. Andromache's Farewell, op. 39 [12:36]
Two Scenes from "Antony and Cleopatra", op. 40
2. Give me some music [8:28]
3. Death of Cleopatra [7:48]
Three Orchestrated Songs
4. I hear an Army [2:31]
5. Nocturne [3:17]
6. Sure on this shining night [2:25]
Two Scenes from "Vanessa", op. 32
7. Must the winter come so soon [2:26]
8. Do not utter a word [4:42]
9. Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24 [15:42]
Roberta Alexander, soprano
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waart
Recorded at "De Doelen", Rotterdam on August 24, 25 and 26, 1992
Music Supervisor: Jacob Bogaart
Balance Engineer: Arie Dubbeldam
© 1993, Etcetera Records BV, AMSTERDAM
KTC 1145