Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Spirits in Bondage (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Spirits in Bondage (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:01:56 minutes | 1,84 GB | Genre: Classical
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Poetry and music have often been described as “beautiful sisters” in the European tradition, and American composer Benjamin C. S. Boyle sets out to prove just how harmonious this kinship can be. Owing to pianist and art song expert Laura Ward as well as to a selection of top-class singers, these elaborate yet easily accessible vocal compositions are resplendently brought to life on SPIRITS IN BONDAGE.The lyrics underpinning this double album are often fantastical, but Boyle prudently renounces any notion of musical pomp and instead sets them in an agreeably-reduced, crystal-clear tonal language. Ward and her high-carat assortment of vocalists empathetically, wisely oblige and perform them likewise – and the result is magnificent.

Tracklist:

01. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 1, Annabel Lee (04:23)
02. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 2, Lenore I (04:10)
03. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 3, To (01:45)
04. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 4, The Conqueror Worm (04:29)
05. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 5, Intermezzo (02:17)
06. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 6, El Dorado (01:59)
07. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 7, Lenore II (05:35)
08. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 8, A Dream Within a Dream (01:54)
09. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 9, To Helen (03:53)
10. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Zelda’s Dream, Op. 35 (04:21)
11. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Le dormeur du Val, Op. 42 (03:33)
12. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Reverie & Lullaby, Op. 38: No. 1, Reverie (02:35)
13. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Reverie & Lullaby, Op. 38: No. 2, Lullaby (03:22)
14. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: 3 Chansons, Op. 11: No. 1, Le flambeau vivant (03:47)
15. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: 3 Chansons, Op. 11: No. 2, Harmonie du soir (02:47)
16. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: 3 Chansons, Op. 11: No. 3, Sonnet d’automne (03:32)
17. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Guinevere, Op. 29 (07:17)
18. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 1, Sisina (02:12)
19. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 2, Parfum exotique (04:22)
20. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 3, La priere d’un païen (02:47)
21. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 4, La beauté (04:11)
22. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Ophelia, Op. 3 (07:40)
23. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 1, A Nymph’s Passion (01:32)
24. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 2, The Message (02:52)
25. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 3, To Music, to Becalm his Fever (04:42)
26. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 4, Dawn (01:31)
27. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 5, Karolin’s Song (02:40)
28. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Songs of Virtue and Loss, Op. 30: No. 1, Survival (02:32)
29. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Songs of Virtue and Loss, Op. 30: No. 2, Patience (03:44)
30. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 1, Prologue (02:48)
31. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 2, Satan Speaks (01:08)
32. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 3, Victory (03:43)
33. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 4, Night (01:40)
34. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 5, Alexandrines (02:09)
35. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 6, Spooks (03:59)
36. Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith – Boyle: Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 7, World’s Desire (03:45)

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