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Ned Rorem’s clarity of emotional expression is perfectly suited to the ‘breathy gold’ of the flute. Covering much of the composer’s career, these pieces range from the early Mountain Song which captures the spirit of a rural Kentucky folksong, to the meditative and spectacular Four Prayers. Rorem worked closely with and was “honored to be so dazzlingly represented by” the performers on this recording, describing flutist Fenwick Smith as “a Faun and a Daphnis all in one.”
Ned Rorem: Mountain Song (version for flute and piano)
Mountain Song (version for flute and piano)
Ned Rorem: Romeo and Juliet
I. I ne're saw true beauty till this night
II. Queen Mab hath been with you
III. How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night
IV. O serpent heart …
V. … sad hours seem long
VI. … it was the nightingale
VII. Come weep with me
VIII. … empty tigers
IX. … never was a story of more woe
Ned Rorem: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano
I. Largo misterioso - Allegro
II. Largo
III. Andante
IV. Allegro molto
Ned Rorem: Book of Hours
I. Matins (Nocturne)
II. Lauds (Sunrise)
III. Prime (6am)
IV. Terce (Mid-morning)
V. Sext (Noon)
VI. None (Mid-afternooon)
VII. Vespers (Evensong)
VIII. Compline (Nightfall)
Ned Rorem: 4 Prayers
First Prayer: quarter note = 60, without expression
Second Prayer: half note = 50
Third Prayer: Loud and Fast, quarter note = 144 (a palindrome)
Last Prayer: quarter note = 69
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Mountain Song (version for flute and piano)