Kate Royal - (A) Lesson in Love
Kate Royal’s beautifully sung new album is filled with affecting music
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Composer or Director: Benjamin Britten, Traditional, Herbert Hughes, Franz Schubert, Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Amy Marcy (Cheney) Beach, William (Elden) Bolcom, Robert Schumann, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Frank Bridge, (Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret), Richard Strauss, Aaron Copland, Johannes Brahms, (Marie Eugène) Henri Duparc, (Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Franz Liszt
Genre:
Vocal
Label: EMI Classics
Magazine Review Date: 3/2011
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: 948536-2
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (12) Cabaret Songs, Vol 1, Movement: Waitin' |
William (Elden) Bolcom, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano William (Elden) Bolcom, Composer |
| Myrthen, Movement: No. 4, Jemand (wds. Burns, trans. Gerhard) |
Robert Schumann, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano Robert Schumann, Composer |
| Mörike Lieder, Movement: Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens |
Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Composer
Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Gretchen am Spinnrade |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Rastlose Liebe |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Pour un baiser |
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Chants d'Auvergne, Movement: Chut, chut |
(Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret), Composer
(Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret), Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Love went a-riding |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Frank Bridge, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Pastorale |
Aaron Copland, Composer
Aaron Copland, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| (3) Browning Songs, Movement: No. 2, Ah, love, but a day |
Amy Marcy (Cheney) Beach, Composer
Amy Marcy (Cheney) Beach, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Myrthen, Movement: No. 12, Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling II (wds. Rückert) |
Robert Schumann, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano Robert Schumann, Composer |
| Myrthen, Movement: No. 11, Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling I (wds. Rückert) |
Robert Schumann, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano Robert Schumann, Composer |
| Es muss ein Wunderbares sein |
Franz Liszt, Composer
Franz Liszt, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Apparition |
Claude Debussy, Composer
Claude Debussy, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Italienisches Liederbuch, 'Italian Songbook', Movement: O wär' dein Haus durchsichtig |
Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Composer
Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| (5) Mélodies populaires grecques, Movement: Chanson de la mariée |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano Maurice Ravel, Composer |
| (La) Bonne chanson, Movement: Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 6, Hochzeitlich Lied (wds. A Lindner: 1898) |
Richard Strauss, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| Extase |
(Marie Eugène) Henri Duparc, Composer
(Marie Eugène) Henri Duparc, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| (5) Lieder, Movement: No. 1, Am Sonntag Morgen (wds. anon) |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Johannes Brahms, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| (4) Refrainlieder, Movement: No. 3, Die Männer sind méchant |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Du liebst mich nicht |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Folk Song Arrangements, Movement: O waly waly |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
Benjamin Britten, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Italienisches Liederbuch, 'Italian Songbook', Movement: Verschling' der Abgrund |
Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Composer
Hugo (Filipp Jakob) Wolf, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| (12) Poems of Emily Dickinson, Movement: Heart, we will forget him |
Aaron Copland, Composer
Aaron Copland, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
| Danny Boy |
Traditional, Composer
Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano Traditional, Composer |
| I will walk with my love |
Herbert Hughes, Composer
Herbert Hughes, Composer Kate Royal, Soprano Malcolm Martineau, Piano |
Author: Geoffrey Norris
The disc is entitled “A Lesson in Love”, a lesson that begins with William Bolcom’s languid, cabaret-style “Waitin’”. In the waiting game, Royal catches the bright optimism of Schumann’s “Jemand” and the folk-like girlish glee of Wolf’s “Zwischen Bergen, liebe Mutter”. As love blossoms, Wolf’s “Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens” finds Royal in rapturous voice; in Schubert’s “Rastlose Liebe” she embraces the anxieties and strivings of “bliss without peace” and in Copland’s “Pastorale” a comforting contentment.
When things start to go wrong, she can encompass the sadness of Schubert’s “Du liebst mich nicht”, the rage of Wolf’s “Verschling’ der Abgrund” and the resignation of Copland’s “Heart we will forget him”, but this girl is not giving up: a reprise of Bolcom’s “Waitin’” suggests that the whole cyclical experience is worth going through again.
Kate Royal - (A) Lesson in Love
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