Innocence Lost: The Berg-Debussy Project
Mary Nessinger (mezzo), Jeanne Golan (piano), Mary Nessinger (mezzo-soprano)
The performers, Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano and Jeanne Golan, piano asked ten American composers from a variety of backgrounds to write songs in response to the ten individual songs that make up two visionary cycles from the cusp of the last century, Claude Debussy's Trois Chansons de Bilitis and Alban Berg's Sieben Frühe Lieder. The juxtapositions between the commissioned songs range from natural progressions to shocks of contrast in a way that the performers had not imagined, but that honor the pacing of the original cycles to an uncanny extent.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Trois Chansons de Bilitis | Claude Debussy | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| Voyelles | Eleonor Sandresky | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| La Soga | Jorge Martin | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| The Nymphs are Departed | Sebastian Currier | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| Sieben Frühe Lieder | Alban Berg | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| On learning on the Clearest Night Only 6000 Stars Are Visible to the Naked Eye | David Del Tredici | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| The Rape of Ophelia | Daniel Rothman | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| Distant Heart | Anna Weesner | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| Everyfrigginthing | Joe Kerr | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| Soneto de Amor LXXXI | Lee Hyla | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| A White Rose | Tom Cipullo | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
| She Goes Her Spacious Way | Eric Moe | Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano, Jeanne Golan, piano |
Reviews
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"...a substantial and adventurous undertaking, beautifully realized, and always thought provoking...The performances are exquisite."
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"This is...a fascinating release and a welcome introduction to some composers whose names are not well known."
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