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Carole FitzPatrick and Robert Barefield perform songs by composers influenced by Eastern cultures.

This recording explores societal attitudes and misconceptions about life in Eastern cultures through Western classical and popular music of the 19th and 20th centuries. Fascinated by the East, Western composers of opera, operetta, musical theater, art song and popular dance-inspired tunes were influenced by a trend now known as Orientalism; the construction of a mythic Eastern stereotype through music, visual art, poetry, and other cultural texts. Soprano Carole FitzPatrick, baritone Robert Barefield and pianist Russell Ryan have collaborated in discovering, performing and now recording these songs that reflect Western society's fascination, ambivalence and misconceptions of the East.
Contents:
Sigmund Romberg, composer
The Desert Song
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Robert Schumann, composer

Talismane Op. 25, No. 8 Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Ottorino Respighi, composer
Le repos en Égypt
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

George W. Chadwick, composer
Allah
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Jules Massanet, composer
O messager de Dieu…Baigne d'eau mes mains
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Carl Nielsen, composer
I Seraillets Have Op. 4, No. 2
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Georges Bizet, composer
Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Irving Berlin, composer
Harem Life
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Bert Kalmar, composer
Rebecca (Came Back from Mecca)
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Thomas Hughes, composer
Beshebara
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Arthur Sullivan, composer
Suppose, I say, suppose
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, composer
Suleika und Hatem
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Franz Schubert, composer
Suleika Op. 14, No. 1
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Hugo Wolf, composer
Komm Liebchen, komm!
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Isodoro Hernández, composer
El Zegrí
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Gabriel Fauré, composer
Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39, No. 4
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Granville Bantock, composer
The Return
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Alphonse Duvernoy, composer
La fuite
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Paul Biese, composer
Desertana
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Jean Schwartz, composer
Sahara (We'll Soon Be Dry Like You)
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Robert Barefield, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

Review:
“In short, a fascinating issue that tackles its enterprising subject with great intelligence.” (Fanfare – Colin Clarke)

”This vocal recital is an absolute delight from be-ginning to end. The mix of songs, from serious Lied and salon repertoire to lighter clas-sics from musical theater and speakeasy, is perfect in its organization and presentation, and the alternating and duetting voices of baritone Barefield and soprano Fitzpatrick couldn’t be more ideal.” (Fanfare – Jerry Dubins)
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