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Star mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton presents a recital of songs by American composer Jake Heggie, with the composer at the piano. "Unexpected Shadows" is a celebration in words and music of powerful, exceptional women. The program contains four song cycles, a standalone art song, and an opera aria.
The Work at Hand, set to poetry of the late Laura Morefield, contemplates the brave fight against cancer that she, and millions like her, went through. Matt Haimovitz’ cello playing adds an extra layer to this profoundly moving song cycle. Iconic Legacies, with texts by Gene Scheer, offers four portraits of remarkable First Ladies. Scheer also wrote texts for Statuesque, inspired by five iconic sculptures of women and the deeply human stories within them. Of Gods & Cats, based on poetry by Gavin Dillard, offers playful parodies on religious allegories. Music, set to a text by Sister Helen Prejean, addresses the transformative, healing, and humanizing power of music, while the “Ice Cube Aria” from Heggie’s opera If I Were You, with a libretto by Gene Scheer, shows the female demon Brittomara reflecting on the delicious predictability of human nature. © Pentatone
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The Breaking Waves (Jake Heggie)
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
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The Work at Hand (Version for Voice, Piano & Cello) (Jake Heggie)
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Matt Haimovitz, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Matt Haimovitz, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Matt Haimovitz, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
If I Were You (Jake Heggie)
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Iconic Legacies (First Ladies at the Smithsonian) (Jake Heggie)
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Of Gods and Cats (Jake Heggie)
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Statuesque (Jake Heggie)
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Jake HEGGIE, Composer, Artist - Jamie Barton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
Album review
Star mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton presents a recital of songs by American composer Jake Heggie, with the composer at the piano. "Unexpected Shadows" is a celebration in words and music of powerful, exceptional women. The program contains four song cycles, a standalone art song, and an opera aria.
The Work at Hand, set to poetry of the late Laura Morefield, contemplates the brave fight against cancer that she, and millions like her, went through. Matt Haimovitz’ cello playing adds an extra layer to this profoundly moving song cycle. Iconic Legacies, with texts by Gene Scheer, offers four portraits of remarkable First Ladies. Scheer also wrote texts for Statuesque, inspired by five iconic sculptures of women and the deeply human stories within them. Of Gods & Cats, based on poetry by Gavin Dillard, offers playful parodies on religious allegories. Music, set to a text by Sister Helen Prejean, addresses the transformative, healing, and humanizing power of music, while the “Ice Cube Aria” from Heggie’s opera If I Were You, with a libretto by Gene Scheer, shows the female demon Brittomara reflecting on the delicious predictability of human nature. © Pentatone
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jamie Barton Jake Heggie Matt Haimovitz
- Composer: Jake Heggie
- Label: PentaTone
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2020 PENTATONE (P) 2020 PENTATONE
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