Liner Notes
  Cat. No. NWCR802
    Release Date: 1995-01-01
Susan Botti, soprano; Susan Jolles, harp; Daniel Kirk-Foster, piano; Michael Lipsey, percussion; Paul Guerguerian, percussion; Renée Jolles, violin; Martha Caplin, violin; Liuh-wen ting, viola; Dorothy Lawson, cello
As both a composer and a singer, Susan Botti has been recognized as “one of the fresher, more imaginative voices on the New York new-music scene.” When her chamber opera Wonderglass received its premiere in NYC, the New York Times also wrote: “...it was hard to know what to admire most: her music, her singing, or the theatrical flair and imagination she brought to both.”
I am both a composer and a singer. Though music has always been a major part of my life, my first love was theater. Through that training, I began to use my voice and eventually began to study the craft of singing — all kinds of singing — from classical to R&B to world folk styles. As a performer, I am particularly drawn to new works. This orientation led to my developing my own work and study of composition. With pieces like Telaio: Desdemona and Jabberwocky — I feel my interests in both theater and music coming together. -Susan Botti
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.
As both a composer and a singer, Susan Botti has been recognized as “one of the fresher, more imaginative voices on the New York new-music scene.” When her chamber opera Wonderglass received its premiere in NYC, the New York Times also wrote: “...it was hard to know what to admire most: her music, her singing, or the theatrical flair and imagination she brought to both.”
I am both a composer and a singer. Though music has always been a major part of my life, my first love was theater. Through that training, I began to use my voice and eventually began to study the craft of singing — all kinds of singing — from classical to R&B to world folk styles. As a performer, I am particularly drawn to new works. This orientation led to my developing my own work and study of composition. With pieces like Telaio: Desdemona and Jabberwocky — I feel my interests in both theater and music coming together. -Susan Botti
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.
Susan Botti: listen, it's snowing
MP3/320 | $16.00 | |
FLAC | $16.00 | |
WAV | $16.00 | |
CD-R | $16.00 |
A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
Track Listing
Telaio: Desdemona: I. Recit: "O gentle Desdemona"
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Telaio: Desdemona: I. Aria: "Chi può contar il mio felice stato"
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Telaio: Desdemona: II. Recit: "How got she out?"
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Telaio: Desdemona: II. Aria: "Guarda che bel serèn"
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Telaio: Desdemona: III. Recit: "A business of some heat"
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Telaio: Desdemona: III. Aria: "L'empio tuo strale, Amore"
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Telaio: Desdemona: IV. Recit: "It is the very error of the moon"
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Telaio: Desdemona: IV. Aria: "Mesta e pentita de' miei gravi errori"
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3 Poèmes de Jaccottet: "Je ne veux plus me poser"
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3 Poèmes de Jaccottet: "Là où la terre s'achève"
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3 Poèmes de Jaccottet: "La Veillée Funèbre"
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Jabberwocky
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listen, it's snowing
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