Then and There, Here and Now
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Composer or Director: George Gershwin, James Woodie Alexander, Allen Shearer, Traditional, Steven Sametz, Antonio de Salazar, Mason Bates, Giovanni Palestrina, Thomas Morley, Sholom Secunda, Michael McGlynn, Jacques Arcadelt, Steven Stucky, William Hawley, Orlande de Lassus, William Byrd
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Warner Classics
Magazine Review Date: 01/2019
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 57
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 9029 56177-8
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Straight street |
James Woodie Alexander, Composer
Chanticleer James Woodie Alexander, Composer |
(Il) Bianco e dolce cigno |
Jacques Arcadelt, Composer
Chanticleer Jacques Arcadelt, Composer |
Stelle, vostra mercé |
Mason Bates, Composer
Chanticleer Mason Bates, Composer |
Ave verum corpus |
William Byrd, Composer
Chanticleer William Byrd, Composer |
Porgy and Bess, Movement: Summertime |
George Gershwin, Composer
Chanticleer George Gershwin, Composer |
Io son la Primavera |
William Hawley, Composer
Chanticleer William Hawley, Composer |
Surrexit pastor bonus |
Orlande de Lassus, Composer
Chanticleer Orlande de Lassus, Composer |
Now is the month of maying |
Thomas Morley, Composer
Chanticleer Thomas Morley, Composer |
Dúlamán |
Michael McGlynn, Composer
Chanticleer Michael McGlynn, Composer |
Gaude gloriosa |
Giovanni Palestrina, Composer
Chanticleer Giovanni Palestrina, Composer |
Salve regina |
Antonio de Salazar, Composer
Antonio de Salazar, Composer Chanticleer |
I have had singing |
Steven Sametz, Composer
Chanticleer Steven Sametz, Composer |
Bei mir bist du schön |
Sholom Secunda, Composer
Chanticleer Sholom Secunda, Composer |
Nude descending a staircase |
Allen Shearer, Composer
Allen Shearer, Composer Chanticleer |
Whispers |
Steven Stucky, Composer
Chanticleer Steven Stucky, Composer |
Hark, I hear the harps eternal |
Traditional, Composer
Chanticleer Traditional, Composer |
I want to die easy |
Traditional, Composer
Chanticleer Traditional, Composer |
Járbă, máré járbă |
Traditional, Composer
Chanticleer Traditional, Composer |
Keep Your Hand on the Plow |
Traditional, Composer
Chanticleer Traditional, Composer |
Author: Alexandra Coghlan
A ‘best of’ collection of repertoire is mostly recorded fresh, with the occasional re release also in the mix. Best is the secular music, where there’s a consistent sense of off-duty fun, whether they’re singing Morley’s Now is the month of maying (actually joyful rather than just camp) or Sholom Secunda’s Bei mir bist du schön, and Kirby Shaw’s slick arrangement of ‘Summertime’ is a standout, thanks to ravishing solos from countertenors Cortez Mitchell and Timothy Keeler.
If there’s a tiny gripe (and it really is tiny), then it’s that the studio recording flattens the tone out a bit too much. Michael McGlynn’s earthy Dúlamán (which has a properly percussive kick in Anuna’s own recording) here sits a little too lightly in the space, as do some of the feistier spirituals.
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