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John Matthew Myers is rapidly in the ascendent. His debut album, "Desiderium", coincides with his Metropolitan Opera debut in Brett Dean’s Hamlet. "Desiderium" – "an ardent desire or longing, a feeling of loss or grief for something lost" – beautifully showcases Myers’ mellifluous voice. His thoughtful program of works by American and American émigré composers opens with Samuel Barber’s yearning Knoxville: Summer of 1915 – rarely heard sung by a tenor – and transitions to Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ similarly searching settings of 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod, and Andre Previn’s 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano.
What follows is A Letter from Sullivan Ballou, set to the words of a poignant letter by an American Civil War officer, by John Kander (of Kander and Ebb musical theatre fame). Rounding out the recital are 4 Walt Whitman Songs by German-born composer Kurt Weill, including the classic O Captain! My Captain!
John Matthew Myers says “Call me a big-hearted Romantic. Each song on this album conveys yearning, separation, loneliness or distance but also a sense of intimacy and longing for connection". It certainly does. "Desiderium" is an auspicious album. © AVIE Records
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Samuel Barber, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Charles Griffes, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Charles Griffes, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Charles Griffes, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Andre Previn, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Andre Previn, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Andre Previn, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Andre Previn, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
John Kander, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Kurt Weill, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Kurt Weill, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Kurt Weill, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Kurt Weill, Composer - Myra Huang, MainArtist - Marlan Barry, Mixer, MasteringEngineer, StudioProducer - Charles Mueller, RecordingSecondEngineer - John Matthew Myers, MainArtist - Ian Streidter, DigitalEditingEngineer
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
Album review
John Matthew Myers is rapidly in the ascendent. His debut album, "Desiderium", coincides with his Metropolitan Opera debut in Brett Dean’s Hamlet. "Desiderium" – "an ardent desire or longing, a feeling of loss or grief for something lost" – beautifully showcases Myers’ mellifluous voice. His thoughtful program of works by American and American émigré composers opens with Samuel Barber’s yearning Knoxville: Summer of 1915 – rarely heard sung by a tenor – and transitions to Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ similarly searching settings of 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod, and Andre Previn’s 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano.
What follows is A Letter from Sullivan Ballou, set to the words of a poignant letter by an American Civil War officer, by John Kander (of Kander and Ebb musical theatre fame). Rounding out the recital are 4 Walt Whitman Songs by German-born composer Kurt Weill, including the classic O Captain! My Captain!
John Matthew Myers says “Call me a big-hearted Romantic. Each song on this album conveys yearning, separation, loneliness or distance but also a sense of intimacy and longing for connection". It certainly does. "Desiderium" is an auspicious album. © AVIE Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: John Matthew Myers Myra Huang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: AVIE Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2022 John Matthew Myers (P) 2022 John Matthew Myers
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