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Recently, Florestan Recital Project celebrated a milestone in the release of its first commercial recordings: The Complete Songs of Daniel Pinkham, volumes one and two. As the first installment of a multi-disc set, each disc showcases the great American composer Daniel Pinkham's prolific output of songs.
Read the glowing review of the CD release concert by The Boston Globe's Matthew Guerreri and the two reviews by Colin Clarke and Paul Orgel in the May/June issue of Fanfare Magazine.
National Public Radio includes Volume One in its "5 Best American Contemporary Classical Albums of 2010."
See more reviews on the News & Reviews page.
Information on the discs:
Volume One, Songs for Voice, Piano and Guitar
Settings of Emily Dickinson, James Wright, Anne Wright and A.E. Housman. Recorded in December of 2007 in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Musicians: Aaron Engebreth, baritone; Joe Dan Harper, tenor; Anne Kissel Harper, piano; Alison d'Amato, piano; Jim Piorkowski, guitar. Production: Joel Gordon, engineer; Tim Steele, session producer. Design: Goldlust Design. Recorded on Florestan Records (FRP 1001)
Total Disc Time: (55:44) Price: $15.00
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Two Housman Settings (1946, Rev. 1973/1985)
For Voice And Piano: 1. Stars, I Have Seen Them Fall (1:24) |
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The Green Wall (2000) For Tenor And Guitar: 3. A Fit Against The Country (4:08) |
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Called Home (1996-97) For Voice And Piano: 4. Some, Too Fragile For Winter Winds (1:29) |
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Called Home (1996-97) For Voice And Piano: 5. Tie The Strings To My Life (1:32) |
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Volume Two, Songs for Voice and Organ
Settings of numerous Biblical texts as well as poems by Thomas Camion, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Emily Dickinson, Eugene Green, Henry Vaughan, George Herbert and Robert Herrick. Recorded in July of 2008 in Historic King's Chapel, Boston. Musicians: Aaron Engebreth, baritone; Joe Dan Harper, tenor and Heinrich Christensen, playing the C.B. Fisk Organ, Opus 44. Production: Joel Gordon, engineer; Tim Steele, session producer. Design: Goldlust Design. Recorded on Florestan Records (FRP 1002).
Total Disc Time: (69:06) Price: $15.00
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Three Canticles From Luke (1993) For Voice And Organ: 2. Magnificat (2:38) |
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Carols And Cries (1990) For Voice And Organ: 8. Author Of Light (2:36) |
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The Wellesley Hills Psalm Book (1984) For Voice And And Organ: 7. Let God Arise (2:04) |
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Volumes One and Two, Box Set (FRP 1003). Price: $25.00
