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ABC of American Art Song

Melanie Duncan blitzed the 1999 Mietta Song Recital Award, winning the Popular Choice award and the Musical Partnership with her accompanist Claire Cooper, in addition to the Award itself. This is her recital CD of 20th century American art song.

In her recital CD of 20th century American song her attractive coloratura voice highlights the beauty of Dominick Argento's "Six Elizabethan Songs", the vocal lyricism of Samuel Barber's French "Mèlodies Passagères" and the drama of Aaron Copland's "Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson".

Melanie's performance of the Copland captivated the judging panel during the final recital of the Award.

Artist

Melanie Duncan

Melanie Duncan is a first-class Honours graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, and is currently completing a Masters at Monash University on a Monash Postgraduate Scholarship. She has been a semi-finalist in several competitions, including the 1997, 1998 Marianne Mathy Awards, and the 1998 Herald Sun Aria and Australian Youth Aria.


Audio previews

Track Listing

    Six Elizabethan Songs Dominick Argento Thomas Nash

  1. Spring
  2. Sleep
  3. Winter
  4. Dirge
  5. Diaphenia
  6. Hymn

    7. Mélodies passagères, Op. 27 Samuel Barber Rainer Maria Rilke

  7. Puisque tout passe
  8. Un cygne
  9. Tombeau dans un parc
  10. Le clocher chante
  11. Dèpart

    12. Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson Aaron Copland Emily Dickinson

  12. Nature, the gentlest mother
  13. There came a wind like a bugle
  14. Why do they shut me out of Heaven!
  15. The world feels dusty
  16. Heart, we will forget him
  17. Dear March, come in!
  18. Sleep is supposed to be
  19. When they come back
  20. I felt a funeral in my brain
  21. I've heard an organ talk sometimes
  22. Going to Heaven!
  23. The chariot

Performers

Where to buy

ABC of American Art Song is available for download from the iTunes Music Store.
It's available for streaming through Apple Music.

ABC of American Art Song is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.

Move CDs can be ordered through music retailers across Australia including Readings.

Product details

Recorded at the Move Records Studio, Melbourne Australia.

List price
$25.00 AUD
Engineer
Thomas Grubb
Editing
Thomas Grubb
Mastering
Vaughan McAlley
Venue
Move Records Studio
Thanks to
City of Melbourne
Song Recital Award
Release date
1999
Copyright
© 1999 Move Records
Phonogram
℗ 1999 Move Records
Categories
Classical, Vocal
Catalogue number
MD 3212
Alternate catalogue number
MD3212
Barcode
EAN 9314574321227