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Tenor Lawrence Brownlee is known for his work in bel canto Italian opera, but here, he turns to the tradition of African American art song. It is obvious that he has thought deeply about how to put together a program that differs from other recordings on the market by Black singers, and the results are often very beautiful. Brownlee grounds his program in the Harlem Renaissance, with settings of the work of poets from that era, Langston Hughes above all. The composers, by contrast, date back to that era (Margaret Bonds) or the postwar period (the sorely underrated Robert Owens) to the present day; six of the works are new, apparently commissioned for this project. The younger composers, born in the 1970s or later, will be unfamiliar to many listeners, and Brownlee makes a valuable contribution by exposing them. Sample the unorthodox text setting in the Romance (the text is by Claude McKay) of Shawn E. Okpebholo, which lives up to its name. Also impressive is the way the new pieces often take advantage of the full range of Brownlee's talents. Hear, for example, the falsetto writing in Jasmine Barnes' Peace, setting a text by George Douglas Johnson. The title Rising may refer to the ambitions of the Harlem Renaissance period, but it could equally well apply to the young composers who have stepped up here to a big task and succeeded.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Damien Sneed, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Damien Sneed, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Damien Sneed, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - jeremiah evans, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - jeremiah evans, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - jeremiah evans, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Brandon Spencer, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Brandon Spencer, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
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Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano, FeaturedArtist
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Margaret Bonds, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Joel Thompson, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Joel Thompson, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Joel Thompson, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Jasmine Barnes, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Jasmine Barnes, Composer - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano - Shawn Ehireime Okpebholo, Composer
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Robert Owens, Composer - Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin J. Miller, Piano
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee is known for his work in bel canto Italian opera, but here, he turns to the tradition of African American art song. It is obvious that he has thought deeply about how to put together a program that differs from other recordings on the market by Black singers, and the results are often very beautiful. Brownlee grounds his program in the Harlem Renaissance, with settings of the work of poets from that era, Langston Hughes above all. The composers, by contrast, date back to that era (Margaret Bonds) or the postwar period (the sorely underrated Robert Owens) to the present day; six of the works are new, apparently commissioned for this project. The younger composers, born in the 1970s or later, will be unfamiliar to many listeners, and Brownlee makes a valuable contribution by exposing them. Sample the unorthodox text setting in the Romance (the text is by Claude McKay) of Shawn E. Okpebholo, which lives up to its name. Also impressive is the way the new pieces often take advantage of the full range of Brownlee's talents. Hear, for example, the falsetto writing in Jasmine Barnes' Peace, setting a text by George Douglas Johnson. The title Rising may refer to the ambitions of the Harlem Renaissance period, but it could equally well apply to the young composers who have stepped up here to a big task and succeeded.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Lawrence Brownlee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2023 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2023 Brownleetenor Inc. on exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
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