Mayer: A death in the family
Track Listings
Disc: 1
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1. Act One: Prologue: Every Time The Sun Goes Down - Julie Cross/Carl Kranz/Ted Schmitz/Bert K. Johnson/Ian Samplin
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2. Act One, Scene One: Hey, Little Boy - Ian Samplin/Jay Glazer/Carl Kranz/Gabriel Levi/Bert K. Johnson
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3. Act One, Scene Two: One Mother - Robert Wickstrom/Stanford Felix/Bert K. Johnson/Ian Samplin/Yanni Amouris
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4. Act One: Aria: Gone, The Mountains, The Shady Hills - Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Powell
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5. Act One, Scene Three: Damn! - Jennifer Goode/Deborah Lifton/John Bischoff/Julie Cross
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6. Act One: What A Lovely Night - Darrell Babidge/Jennifer Goode/Bert K. Johnson/Ian Samplin
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7. Act One, Scene Four: They're Here! - Ian Samplin/Jennifer Goode/Bert K. Johnson/Ethan Watermeier/Deborah Domanski/Jennifer Powell...
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8. Act One, By Golly, That's It! - Ethan Watermeier/Bert K. Johnson/Deborah Domanski/Daniel Gross/Jennifer Goode/Carissa Kett...
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9. Act One, Scene Five: Lord, How My Baby Has Grown - Christianne Rushton/Ian Samplin
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10. Act One, Scene Six: Hi, Mama! - Ian Samplin/Jennifer Goode/Bert K. Johnson/Darrell Babidge
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Disc: 2
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1. Act Two, Scene One: Ah! Child - David Gilbert
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2. Act Two: Daddy! - Ian Samplin/Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Powell/Ethan Watermeier/Jennifer Goode/Carl Kranz...
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3. Act Two: Who Is It? - Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Goode/Carl Kranz
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4. Act Two, Scene Two: Now Who The Hell At This Hour? - Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Goode
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5. Act Two, Scene Three: Nashly, Calling Nashly - Amanda Nisenson/Julie Cross/Ian Samplin/Rob Gildon/Ted Huggman/Eric Catania/Henry Stenta...
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6. Act Three, Scene One: Why Doesn't He Come? - Jennifer Goode/Ian Samplin/Julie Cross
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7. Act Three, Scene Two: Mary, Mother Of God - Julie Cross/Jennifer Goode/John Bischoff/Ted Schmitz/Deborah Lifton/Deborah Domanski...
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8. Act Three: Who Shall Tell The Sorrow? - Deborah Domanski/Jennifer Goode/Julie Cross/John Bischoff/Carl Kranz/Deborah Lifton
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9. Act Three, Scene Three: My Daddy's Dead - Ian Samplin/Stanford Felix/Julie Cross/Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Goode/Christianne Rushton...
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10. Act Three, Scene Four: Priggish, Mealy-mouthed - Ted Schmitz/Deborah Lifton/Bert K. Johnson
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Mayer: A death in the family, Music, William Mayer, Manhattan School of Music Opera Orchestra, John Bischoff, Ted Huffman, 20th/21st Century Opera, Classical, Classical Music, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta
Average customer rating:
- An underappreciated American classic!
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William Mayer: Voices from Lost Realms
Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Modern & 20th Century
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Madrigals
| Songs & Lieder
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Masses
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Noels
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
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| Music
General Christmas
| Holiday
| Miscellaneous
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General Christmas
| Holiday Music
| Special Features
| Music
ASIN: B0000049MB
Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Voices From Lost Realms: Butterfly Aria
- Voices From Lost Realms: How Far We All Come
- Voices From Lost Realms: Kyrie
- Voices From Lost Realms: First Song
- Voices From Lost Realms: Limited
- Voices From Lost Realms: What My Lips Have Kissed
- Voices From Lost Realms: The Passionate Shepherd To His Love
- Voices From Lost Realms: The Nymph's Reply To The Passionate Shepherd
- Voices From Lost Realms: To Electra
- Voices From Lost Realms: Abandoned Bells
- Voices From Lost Realms: Fern Hill
- Voices From Lost Realms: La Belle Dame Sans Merci
- Voices From Lost Realms: Alleluia
- Voices From Lost Realms: Hist Wist
- Voices From Lost Realms: Flotsam
- Voices From Lost Realms: Inner And Outer Strings
Customer Reviews:
An underappreciated American classic!.......1999-12-19
Opera lovers in St Louis know the work of William Mayer. His beautifully wrought opera, "A Death in the Family" (based on the posthumous novel of James Agee), was premiered by Opera Theare of St Louis. This production also marked the debut of Dawn Upshaw. Unfortunately, no major recording company has made a complete recording of this beautiful opera. This disc from Albany Records, sporting perhaps the ugliest cover in the history of recordings, offers two hauntingly beautiful arias from the opera, plus several other vocal and orchestral pieces conducted by Gerard Schwarz. This disc is a wonderful introduction to a true American original.
Average customer rating:
- Mayer's opera is a delight
- Review from American Record Guide
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Mayer: A death in the family
Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Modern & 20th Century
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Operettas
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00004TQTN
Release Date: 2000-06-27 |
Tracks:
- Act One: Prologue: Every Time The Sun Goes Down - Julie Cross/Carl Kranz/Ted Schmitz/Bert K. Johnson/Ian Samplin
- Act One, Scene One: Hey, Little Boy - Ian Samplin/Jay Glazer/Carl Kranz/Gabriel Levi/Bert K. Johnson
- Act One, Scene Two: One Mother - Robert Wickstrom/Stanford Felix/Bert K. Johnson/Ian Samplin/Yanni Amouris
- Act One: Aria: Gone, The Mountains, The Shady Hills - Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Powell
- Act One, Scene Three: Damn! - Jennifer Goode/Deborah Lifton/John Bischoff/Julie Cross
- Act One: What A Lovely Night - Darrell Babidge/Jennifer Goode/Bert K. Johnson/Ian Samplin
- Act One, Scene Four: They're Here! - Ian Samplin/Jennifer Goode/Bert K. Johnson/Ethan Watermeier/Deborah Domanski/Jennifer Powell...
- Act One, By Golly, That's It! - Ethan Watermeier/Bert K. Johnson/Deborah Domanski/Daniel Gross/Jennifer Goode/Carissa Kett...
- Act One, Scene Five: Lord, How My Baby Has Grown - Christianne Rushton/Ian Samplin
- Act One, Scene Six: Hi, Mama! - Ian Samplin/Jennifer Goode/Bert K. Johnson/Darrell Babidge
Tracks:
- Act Two, Scene One: Ah! Child - David Gilbert
- Act Two: Daddy! - Ian Samplin/Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Powell/Ethan Watermeier/Jennifer Goode/Carl Kranz...
- Act Two: Who Is It? - Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Goode/Carl Kranz
- Act Two, Scene Two: Now Who The Hell At This Hour? - Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Goode
- Act Two, Scene Three: Nashly, Calling Nashly - Amanda Nisenson/Julie Cross/Ian Samplin/Rob Gildon/Ted Huggman/Eric Catania/Henry Stenta...
- Act Three, Scene One: Why Doesn't He Come? - Jennifer Goode/Ian Samplin/Julie Cross
- Act Three, Scene Two: Mary, Mother Of God - Julie Cross/Jennifer Goode/John Bischoff/Ted Schmitz/Deborah Lifton/Deborah Domanski...
- Act Three: Who Shall Tell The Sorrow? - Deborah Domanski/Jennifer Goode/Julie Cross/John Bischoff/Carl Kranz/Deborah Lifton
- Act Three, Scene Three: My Daddy's Dead - Ian Samplin/Stanford Felix/Julie Cross/Bert K. Johnson/Jennifer Goode/Christianne Rushton...
- Act Three, Scene Four: Priggish, Mealy-mouthed - Ted Schmitz/Deborah Lifton/Bert K. Johnson
- Act Three, Scene Five: Look At The Basin - Ian Samplin/Bert K. Johnson/Julie Cross/Ted Schmitz
Customer Reviews:
Mayer's opera is a delight.......2002-01-16
I was intrigued by the extravagant praise heaped on this recorded work in your Amazon.com customer review spot--an opera by a New York composer whose name I, for one, didn't know. But because I adore the Agee story, I was moved to listen to the recording. I was skeptical, that's for sure.
Well, here's another thumbs up vote for Mr. Mayer's beautiful score--atmospheric, poetic and literary. The thing just captures the original so handsomely and is given the most remarkably sensitive recording--can this be direct from a live performance??? at the Manhattan School of Music. Nothing about this effort sounds remotely like a conservatory effort, and the participant must surely already be on their way to professional careers in both the opera pits and on the stages of companies.
To be sure the subject and the work are dark, but this composer has found just the right note of folksong and whimsy to make the listen a treat. Excellent. I'll add another five stars!!
Review from American Record Guide.......2001-01-16
"...this is one of the best, most poetical opera librettos ever, neatly characterizing the individual characters and placing the emotional story not just in its own proper time frame, but in the larger context of eternity and the situations of all Mankind."
"...Mayer has struck a fine balance between the ordinary and the rare, between colloquial prose and high poetry, between fantasy and reality, between humor and tragedy, between folk material and 'classical' music."
"The Manhattan performance does fine justice by the work. Diction is extraordinarily clear, helped by the sensible text setting by Mayer."
Music Track:
- Meilleur De Spielberg [Import]
- Mendelssohn: Violin concertos
- Mendelssohn: Works For Piano & Orchestra
- Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Kodalli · Groves · Rancatore · Rose · Atkinson · Tobias · SCO · Mackerras [2000 film "Mozart in Turkey"] [Soundtrack]
- Mozart: String Quintets, K516 & K614
- Music of Gerald Levinson
- Music of Harold Farberman Vol. 1
- Niels W. Gade: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3
- Peter Paul Kainrath, Piano
- Popular and Favourite Songs
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