John Matthew Myers - Desiderium – Barber • Griffes • Previn • Kander • Weill (2022) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] | 1:04:54 | 1,10 Gb
Genre: Classical / Label: Avie Records
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] | 1:04:54 | 1,10 Gb
Genre: Classical / Label: Avie Records
John Matthew Myers is rapidly in the ascendent. His debut album, "Desiderium", coincides with his Metropolitan Opera debut in Brett Dean’s Hamlet. "Desiderium" – "an ardent desire or longing, a feeling of loss or grief for something lost" – beautifully showcases Myers’ mellifluous voice. His thoughtful program of works by American and American émigré composers opens with Samuel Barber’s yearning Knoxville: Summer of 1915 – rarely heard sung by a tenor – and transitions to Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ similarly searching settings of 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod, and Andre Previn’s 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano.What follows is A Letter from Sullivan Ballou, set to the words of a poignant letter by an American Civil War officer, by John Kander (of Kander and Ebb musical theatre fame). Rounding out the recital are 4 Walt Whitman Songs by German-born composer Kurt Weill, including the classic O Captain! My Captain!John Matthew Myers says “Call me a big-hearted Romantic. Each song on this album conveys yearning, separation, loneliness or distance but also a sense of intimacy and longing for connection". It certainly does. "Desiderium" is an auspicious album.
Track List:
[17:57] 01. John Matthew Myers - Knoxville: Summer 1915, Op. 24
[03:49] 02. John Matthew Myers - 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: I. The Lament of Ian the Proud
[02:38] 03. John Matthew Myers - 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: II. Thy Dark Eyes to Mine
[04:02] 04. John Matthew Myers - 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: III. The Rose of the Night
[02:12] 05. John Matthew Myers - 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: I. Is It For Now
[03:00] 06. John Matthew Myers - 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: II. To Write One Song
[01:52] 07. John Matthew Myers - 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: III. Ad Infinitum
[02:00] 08. John Matthew Myers - 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: IV. The Revelation
[08:12] 09. John Matthew Myers - A Letter from Sullivan Ballou
[03:34] 10. John Matthew Myers - 4 Walt Whitman Songs: I. Beat! Beat! Drums!
[04:54] 11. John Matthew Myers - 4 Walt Whitman Songs: II. Oh Captain! My Captain!
[05:34] 12. John Matthew Myers - 4 Walt Whitman Songs: III. Come Up From the Fields, Father
[05:04] 13. John Matthew Myers - 4 Walt Whitman Songs: IV. Dirge for Two Veterans
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log date: 2022-05-12 20:05:21
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Analyzed: John Matthew Myers / John Matthew Myers: Desiderium – Barber • Griffes • Previn • Kander • Weill
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.14 dB -21.13 dB 17:58 01-Knoxville: Summer 1915, Op. 24
DR13 0.00 dB -19.11 dB 3:50 02-3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: I. The Lament of Ian the Proud
DR12 -1.91 dB -20.10 dB 2:39 03-3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: II. Thy Dark Eyes to Mine
DR12 0.00 dB -18.54 dB 4:02 04-3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: III. The Rose of the Night
DR14 -1.36 dB -21.31 dB 2:12 05-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: I. Is It For Now
DR14 -3.73 dB -23.36 dB 3:01 06-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: II. To Write One Song
DR13 -1.99 dB -20.19 dB 1:53 07-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: III. Ad Infinitum
DR13 -1.90 dB -21.89 dB 2:01 08-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: IV. The Revelation
DR15 -0.58 dB -21.92 dB 8:12 09-A Letter from Sullivan Ballou
DR13 0.00 dB -16.95 dB 3:35 10-4 Walt Whitman Songs: I. Beat! Beat! Drums!
DR14 -0.73 dB -20.29 dB 4:54 11-4 Walt Whitman Songs: II. Oh Captain! My Captain!
DR13 -0.99 dB -19.85 dB 5:35 12-4 Walt Whitman Songs: III. Come Up From the Fields, Father
DR13 0.00 dB -19.36 dB 5:04 13-4 Walt Whitman Songs: IV. Dirge for Two Veterans
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2451 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2022-05-12 20:05:21
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Analyzed: John Matthew Myers / John Matthew Myers: Desiderium – Barber • Griffes • Previn • Kander • Weill
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.14 dB -21.13 dB 17:58 01-Knoxville: Summer 1915, Op. 24
DR13 0.00 dB -19.11 dB 3:50 02-3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: I. The Lament of Ian the Proud
DR12 -1.91 dB -20.10 dB 2:39 03-3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: II. Thy Dark Eyes to Mine
DR12 0.00 dB -18.54 dB 4:02 04-3 Poems of Fiona Macleod: III. The Rose of the Night
DR14 -1.36 dB -21.31 dB 2:12 05-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: I. Is It For Now
DR14 -3.73 dB -23.36 dB 3:01 06-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: II. To Write One Song
DR13 -1.99 dB -20.19 dB 1:53 07-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: III. Ad Infinitum
DR13 -1.90 dB -21.89 dB 2:01 08-4 Songs for Tenor and Piano: IV. The Revelation
DR15 -0.58 dB -21.92 dB 8:12 09-A Letter from Sullivan Ballou
DR13 0.00 dB -16.95 dB 3:35 10-4 Walt Whitman Songs: I. Beat! Beat! Drums!
DR14 -0.73 dB -20.29 dB 4:54 11-4 Walt Whitman Songs: II. Oh Captain! My Captain!
DR13 -0.99 dB -19.85 dB 5:35 12-4 Walt Whitman Songs: III. Come Up From the Fields, Father
DR13 0.00 dB -19.36 dB 5:04 13-4 Walt Whitman Songs: IV. Dirge for Two Veterans
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2451 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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