Bethany Beardslee, soprano
U.C.L.A. Chamber Ensemble: Victoria Bond, voice; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Susan Greenberg, flute; Gary Foster, clarinet; Gary Gray, clarinet; Natalie Limonick, piano; Emily Just, percussion; Eric Remsen, percussion; John Dare, Conductor); Morey Ritt, piano; Robert Helps, piano; Malcolm Peyton, piano; Linda Quan, violin
For many of us the name Bethany Beardslee will forever be associated with the vocal music of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern and the achievement of an artistic standard that few have been able to match since. What is surprising is that her initiation into this literature occurred not as a seasoned professional but was established when she and fellow Juilliard student Jacques Monod gave of the world premiere of probably the wildest and seemingly most chaotic of contemporary vocal music, Webern's Fünf Kanons Op. 16. What is even more astonishing, however, is that on listening once more to this performance, one immediately senses the consummate mastery of technique and style that leads the listener to the heart of this forbidding work. In my experience, Miss Beardslee is to date the only musician to have done so. One might then consider the date of that performance, May 8, 1951, the moment that Bethany Beardslee became a force in the performance of 20th century music. From that point on, Miss Beardslee's name has been indissolubly associated with the music of our time.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Tribute to Soprano Bethany Beardslee
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| CD-R | $9.99 |
A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
Track Listing
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Mother Goose Primer
Philip Batstone
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: I. Perhaps You'd Like to Buy a Flower
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: II. I Like to See It Lap the Miles
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: III. I Know Some Lonely Houses Off the Road
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: IV. There Came a Wind Like a Bugle
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: V. Beauty - Be Not Caused - It Is
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: VI. The Wind - Tapped Like a Tired Man
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: VII. These Are the Days When Birds Come Back
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: VIII. The Heart Asks - Pleasure First
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: IX. What If I Shall Not Wait
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: X. If I'm Lost - Now
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: XI. The Loneliness One Dare Not Sound
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: XII. Under the Light, Yet Under
George Perle
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Thirteen Dickinson Songs: XIII. She Bore It Till the Simple Veins
George Perle
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To Prove My Love: I. Lord of My Love...
Godfrey Winham
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To Prove My Love: II. Accuse Me Thus...
Godfrey Winham
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To Prove My Love: III. Let Me Not to the Marriage
Godfrey Winham
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Songs From Walt Whitman: I. Oh Me! Oh Life!
Malcolm Peyton
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Songs From Walt Whitman: II. Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone Are These
Malcolm Peyton
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Songs From Walt Whitman: III. Darest Thou Now O Soul
Malcolm Peyton
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Songs From Walt Whitman: IV. Scented Herbage of My Breast
Malcolm Peyton
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Songs From Walt Whitman: V. Warble for Lilac-Time
Malcolm Peyton
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