SELECTIONS
(in mp3 format)
FROM
KENNETH BENNETT LANE
IN
Recorded at
CARNEGIE HALL
KENNETH BENNETT LANE
Dramatic Tenor
OTTO HERZ at the Piano
PROGRAM
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I.
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| Peri |
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Orpheus calls on all nature to rejoice in his singing, and in the sun, which inspires love.
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Two minutes 28 seconds |
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II.
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Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen |
Mahler |
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A disillusioned lover whose sweetheart marries another man, sings the cycle of four songs, contrasting his own grief with the gladness everywhere.
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Songs within the cycle |
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Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Three minutes five seconds |
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Three minutes forty three seconds |
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Two minutes forty seconds |
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Four minutes one second |
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III.
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| Grieg |
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Advice to lovers- "Gather your rosebuds while you may."
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Two minutes twenty two seconds |
| Grieg |
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A song about a swan who sings before its death.
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Two minutes eleven seconds |
| Grieg |
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A song in which the singer on awaking finds the sweetheart of his dream actually in his arms.
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Two minutes five seconds |
| Sibelius |
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A sad song "Black Roses are born of my sorrow."
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One minute fifty eight seconds |
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IV.
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| Beethoven |
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Imprisoned in a dungeon, "Florestan," in an outburst, cries out "God, what gloom is here!" Resigned to die, delirious, he sees his wife, "Leonora," leading him to freedom.
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Five minutes seventeen seconds |
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V.
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| Wagner |
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Rienzi implores God's help to restore peace to his people.
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Four minutes thirty seven seconds |
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VI.
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| Alvares |
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A tribute to the birthplace of the composer.
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Two minutes fifty eight seconds |
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VII.
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| Cilea |
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The torment of a lover who cannot forget the image of the one he loved.
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Three minutes fifty two seconds |
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VIII.
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| Traditional |
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God is everywhere--East and West, North and South. Four minutes nineteen seconds |
| Rappaport |
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The cries of the flock attacked by wolves fail to rouse the sleeping shepherd, who awakes to find only tiny bones left. Three minutes fifty seconds |
| Traditional |
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A plea to God. Three minutes twenty seven seconds |
| Halevy |
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Eleazar blames himself for the plight of Rachel. Four minutes forty five seconds |
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IX.
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| Verdi |
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Lord forgive me my sins. Three minutes eighteen seconds |
| Handel |
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The Jewish warrior tells his followers "justice with courage is a thousand men," and calls to battle their numerically superior enemy. Three minutes twenty seconds |
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Encore
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| Gastaldon |
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A young girl, disdaining her mother's wishes, lustily sings the forbidden serenade, in which her admirer begs for a kiss. With its impassioned finale, it is a favorite of tenors. Four minutes four seconds |
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