Recital

A wild new project, almost finished…(hear the sample)…

In which I write a complete recital program for soprano and piano, with my own versions of traditional programming — old Italian songs and arias, German lieder, French art songs, and more.

Including an Italian opera scene, in dramatic verismo style (above), and a Broadway show tune.

I’ve credited these pieces to imaginary composers, and I’ll write their imaginary bios.

Go here to see the full program, complete with the imaginary composers’ names and dates. To see the music and hear demos of it, expand the headings below (* marks three pieces I haven’t yet finished).

Texts by Pietro Metastasio, the supreme librettist in 18th century Italy. Music by three 18th century composers, newly discovered, one of them a woman

Da voi cari numi

Se resto sul nido

Quel rusceletto

Demo

Texts by H. E. Christiane von Hagen, a very real 18th century poet, whosse love of nature was wildly passionate; music by Dietrich Meyerhof, of whom almost nothing is known, not even his birth and death dates

Das erste Veilchen

Score

Demo

An mein Gartenhäuschen

Score

Demo

Das Johanniswürmchen

Score

Demo

Texts from Proust and Paul Verlaine; music by Éliane Pierre, a thoughtful and passionate protegée of Fauré (though he found her music too daring)

[Untitled] (the first five sentences of Proust)

Score