Echoes of Nightingales: Encores as sung by Kirsten Flagstad, Eileen Farrell, Helen Traubel and Eleanor Steber

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unlike many dramatic sopranos, Brewer here demonstrates a clarity of enunciation and a variety of tone that suits this lighter material...Irresistable. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Feb 2011
Catalogue No: CDA67813
Label: Hyperion
Length: 65 minutes

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Homer: Sing to me, sing, Op 48

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

McArthur: Night

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Kramer, A: Now like a lantern, Op. 44, No. 5

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Tyson: Sea Moods

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Ronald: O lovely night!

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Rogers, J H: At Parting

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Carpenter, J A: The sleep that flits on baby's eyes

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Sargent, P: Hickory Hill

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Youmans: Through the years

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Nordoff: There shall be more joy

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

La Forge: Hills

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Bridge: Love went a-riding

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Firestone: In my garden

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Romberg, S: Maytime

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Song. Will you remember? 'Sweetheart'

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Firestone: If I could tell you

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

anon.: Martha

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Song. The last rose of summer

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Vicars: The song of songs 'Chanson du cœur brisé'

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Montaine: Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Arlen: Cabin in the Sky

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Song. Happiness is a thing called Joe

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Excerpt, Bernstein: On the Town

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Song. Some other time

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Charles, E: When I have sung my songs

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Dougherty, C: Review

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Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

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This delightful disc, performed by one of the most admired sopranos of today, accompanied by her long-time collaborator, pays homage to an important musical tradition and part of performance history, and to four great sopranos from the past.

The repertoire includes the encore-songs, mainly by American composers, performed by Kirsten Flagstad, Eileen Farrell, Helen Traubel and Eleanor Steber at the end of their recitals. As Christine Brewer writes in an intimate performance note: ‘These little gems evoke an era of recitals not often encountered these days. Stepping back into that era has been a joy to Roger and me, and I hope it will bring back memories to those who might have heard these women sing these songs, or perhaps ignite a new love affair for younger listeners!’

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April 2011

unlike many dramatic sopranos, Brewer here demonstrates a clarity of enunciation and a variety of tone that suits this lighter material...Irresistable.

June 2011

Brewer hosts her party with flair, unselfconscious enjoyment and unerring style. Never do we sense the opera singer trying to appropriate an alien domain...Vignoles is indeed unfailingly sympathetic, but so much more: an animator and colourist whose rhythmic energy and legerdemain contribute crucially to the success of the whole delightful, offbeat recital.

April 2011

It is her ability to reduce her sound that enables her to avoid bringing too much power to 'The Last Rose' and to put across Bernstein's 'Some other time' in a relaxed and intimate manner...Brewer's own [encore], 'Review', has the final word...It's fun and provides a final encore for which it was well worth staying till the end.

14th April 2011

Brewer, in tremendous voice, carves out a niche as [Flagstad, Farrell, Traubel and Steber's] successor, partly because the majestic quality of her delivery equals theirs, but more importantly because she, like they, has the ability to make this repertoire live and breathe without sounding mawkish...And Brewer's pianist, Roger Vignoles, sounds as if he's thoroughly enjoying himself.

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