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Life affirming, defiant and uplifting, there is nothing quite like the extraordinary power and simplicity of American Spirituals to move and inspire, abundantly demonstrated here by the acclaimed American operatic baritone Lester Lynch. Conceived under conditions of tremendous hardship, these emotionally charged songs speak of the indomitable human will to live and to triumph over despair against the odds. Defiant and jubilant, they communicate the unquenchable longing for freedom and salvation. “I have dreamed of recording this album from the inception of my career,” writes Lester Lynch in the accompanying album notes. “To realize that dream at this particular moment in time, to record these songs of freedom … echoes the spiritual tradition and revolutionary act of those who raised their voices in song against brutality and inequality.” Lester Lynch personally chose and arranged the songs in this release, each with a particular accompaniment — piano, organ, acoustic guitar, violin, trumpet, harmonica, drum, and djembe (a West African goblet drum). From the rhythmic By An’ By and Ev’ry Time I Feel De Spirit, to the richly melodic Amazing Grace and Deep River, the 24 songs constantly astonish and delight for their range and depth and their unfailing power to move. Lester Lynch is joined on this recording by Victor Simonson (pianist and arranger), Brian Farrell (keyboards and arranger) and the ART Singers and Oakland School of the Arts Ensemble (Choral Director, Alexander Taite).
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Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (arr. J.C. Britton for voice, guitar and harmonica) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Traditional, Composer - John Charles Britton, Composer, Performer - Phil Berkowitz, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (arr. M. Hogan for voice and piano) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Moses Hogan, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel (arr. H.T. Burleigh, L. Lynch and N. Faingold for voice, choir, piano and organ) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Brian Farrell, Performer - Victor Simonson, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
On My Journey Now (arr. J.C. Britton for voice and guitar) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Traditional, Composer - John Charles Britton, Composer, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Give Me Jesus (arr. M. Hayes for voice and piano) (Mark Hayes)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Mark Hayes, Composer - Traditional, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Kumbaya (arr. B. Farrell and N. Faingold for voice, djembe and chamber ensemble) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Brian Farrell, Composer - Noam Faingold, Composer - Craig Bravo Miller, Performer - Oakland School of the Arts Ensemble, Ensemble
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Go Down Moses (arr. H.T. Burleigh, N. Faingold and L. Lynch for voice, choir, piano and organ) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Brian Farrell, Performer - Victor Simonson, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Deep River (arr. H.H.T. Burleigh) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Ain't a That Good News (arr. U. Brown and N. Faingold for voice, choir, piano and organ) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - John W. Work, Lyricist - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer - Don Lewis, Performer - Uzee Jr. Brown, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Amazing Grace (arr. V. Simonson for voice, guitar and harmonica) (John Newton)
John Newton, Composer - Lester Lynch, Performer - John Charles Britton, Performer - Phil Berkowitz, Performer - Victor Simonson, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Joshua Fought the Battle Of Jericho (arr. L. Lynch and V. Simonson for voice and piano) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Composer, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
De Blin' Man Stood on De Road an' Cried (arr. H.T. Burleigh for voice and piano) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Stand Still Jordan (arr. H.T. Burleigh for voice and piano) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Wade in the Water (arr. L. Lynch, V. Simonson and B. Farrell for voice, choir, piano and organ) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Brian Farrell, Composer, Performer - Victor Simonson, Composer, Performer - ART Singers, Choir
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
By An' By (arr. H.T. Burleigh for voice and piano) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
My Lord, What a Morning (arr. H. T. Burleigh, V. Simonson, L. Lynch and N. Faingold for voice, violin, choir, piano and organ) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Brian Farrell, Performer - Victor Simonson, Composer, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer - Igor Pikayzen, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Were You There? (arr. H.T. Burleigh for voice and piano) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Every Time I Feel the Spirit (arr. H.T. Burleigh and V. Simonson for voice and piano) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Composer, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Don't You Weep When I am Gone (arr. H.T. Burleigh for voice and piano) (Henry Thacker Burleigh)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Henry Thacker Burleigh, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. P. J. Wilhousky, N. Faingold and L. Lynch for voice, trumpet, choir, piano and organ) (William Steffe)
Peter J. Wilhousky, Composer - Julia Ward Howe, Lyricist - Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - William Steffe, Composer - Brian Farrell, Performer - Chris Barnes, Performer - Victor Simonson, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Let us Break Bread Together (arr. M. Hogan for voice and piano) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Moses Hogan, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
My Tribute (arr. V. Simonson, L. Lynch and N. Faingold for voice, violin, choir, piano and organ) (Lester Lynch)
Andrae Crouch, Lyricist - Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Brian Farrell, Performer - Victor Simonson, Composer, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer - Igor Pikayzen, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (arr. L. Lynch and N. Faingold for voice, piano and chamber ensemble) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Composer, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Jacqueline Hairston, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer - Noam Faingold, Composer - Oakland School of the Arts Ensemble, Ensemble
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Ride on, King Jesus (arr. F.H. Johnson) (Traditional)
Lester Lynch, Performer - Francis Hall Johnson, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Victor Simonson, Performer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Dream Big Speak Loud (arr. V. Simonson and N. Faingold for voice, electric guitar, drums, piano, organ, choir and chamber ensemble) (Victor Simonson)
Lester Lynch, Performer - John Charles Britton, Performer - Victor Simonson, Composer, Performer - ART Singers, Choir - Noam Faingold, Composer - Craig Bravo Miller, Performer - Oakland School of the Arts Ensemble, Ensemble - Don Lewis, Performer - Jennifer Walsey, Composer
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
Albumbeschreibung
Life affirming, defiant and uplifting, there is nothing quite like the extraordinary power and simplicity of American Spirituals to move and inspire, abundantly demonstrated here by the acclaimed American operatic baritone Lester Lynch. Conceived under conditions of tremendous hardship, these emotionally charged songs speak of the indomitable human will to live and to triumph over despair against the odds. Defiant and jubilant, they communicate the unquenchable longing for freedom and salvation. “I have dreamed of recording this album from the inception of my career,” writes Lester Lynch in the accompanying album notes. “To realize that dream at this particular moment in time, to record these songs of freedom … echoes the spiritual tradition and revolutionary act of those who raised their voices in song against brutality and inequality.” Lester Lynch personally chose and arranged the songs in this release, each with a particular accompaniment — piano, organ, acoustic guitar, violin, trumpet, harmonica, drum, and djembe (a West African goblet drum). From the rhythmic By An’ By and Ev’ry Time I Feel De Spirit, to the richly melodic Amazing Grace and Deep River, the 24 songs constantly astonish and delight for their range and depth and their unfailing power to move. Lester Lynch is joined on this recording by Victor Simonson (pianist and arranger), Brian Farrell (keyboards and arranger) and the ART Singers and Oakland School of the Arts Ensemble (Choral Director, Alexander Taite).
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:13
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Lester Lynch
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PentaTone
- Genre: Klassiek
2017 PentaTone 2017 PentaTone
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