Vers Sataniques
Donnie Ray Albert (baritone), Christine Schadeberg (soprano), National Radio Orchestra of Poland, St. Louis Ensemble of Eight, Dallas Voices of Change, Joel Eric Suben, Harold Blumenfeld, Paul Phillips
Highlighting this recording of vocal works by Harold Blumenfeld is his half-hour Baudelaire cycle for orchestra with baritone and mezzo coloratura, Vers Satanique, in a world premiere recording. The work was long in evolving, beginning life scored for three voices and instrumental ensemble. It was not until numerous reworkings that Blumenfeld was fully satisfied with the version you hear so magnificently performed. Harold Blumenfeld is a composer given to language, opera and the human voice as this recording so dramatically demonstrates.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Vers Sataniques after Baudelaire | Harold Blumenfeld | Donnie Ray Albert, baritone, Christine Schadeberg, soprano, National Radio Orchestra of Poland, Joel Eric Suben, conductor |
| Carnet de Damné after Rimbaud | Harold Blumenfeld | Christine Schadeberg, soprano, St. Louise Ensemble of Eight, Harold Blumenfeld, conductor |
| Mythologies after Derek Walcott | Harold Blumenfeld | Donnie Ray Albert, baritone, Dallas Voices of Change, Paul Phillips, conductor |
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"...these works have an intellectual honesty that that reveals quite a lot about [Harold Blumenfeld's] knowledge of the 20th century's greatest mavericks."
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