℗ 2016 Naxos
| Released | February 5, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 38s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Mohammed Fairouz: No Orpheus - Songs
Kate Lindsey, Kiera Duffy, David Kaplan, Christopher Burchett
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Refugee Blues
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; David Moody |
9:57 | |||
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Jeder Mensch
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1.2
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No. 1. The Eternal Source
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; David Moody |
3:31 | |||
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1.3
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No. 2. Today I Realized Something Very Strange
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; David Moody |
2:31 | |||
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1.4
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No. 3. The Celebration of the Spirit
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; David Moody |
2:31 | |||
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No Orpheus
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1.5
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No. 1. He Tells His Mother What He's Working On
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; Adrian Daurov |
5:20 | |||
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1.6
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No. 2. No Orpheus
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; Adrian Daurov |
3:55 | |||
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1.7
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No. 3. Her Waltz
Mohammed Fairouz; Kate Lindsey; Adrian Daurov |
2:12 | |||
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1.8
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German Romantic Song
Mohammed Fairouz; Kiera Duffy; David Kaplan |
3:12 | |||
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3 Fragments of Ibn Khafajah
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1.9
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No. 1. —
Mohammed Fairouz; Kiera Duffy; Margaret Lancaster; Emily Ondracek-Peterson; Ashley Bathgate; Rupert Boyd |
0:33 | |||
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1.10
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No. 2. —
Mohammed Fairouz; Kiera Duffy; Margaret Lancaster; Emily Ondracek-Peterson; Ashley Bathgate; Rupert Boyd |
4:15 | |||
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1.11
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No. 3. —
Mohammed Fairouz; Kiera Duffy; Margaret Lancaster; Emily Ondracek-Peterson; Ashley Bathgate; Rupert Boyd |
3:19 | |||
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1.12
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The Stolen Child
Mohammed Fairouz; Christopher Burchett; Russell Miller |
2:49 | |||
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1.13
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After the Revels
Mohammed Fairouz; Christopher Burchett; Russell Miller |
4:30 | |||
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1.14
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We Are Seven
Mohammed Fairouz; Christopher Burchett; Russell Miller |
6:57 | |||
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1.15
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Annabel Lee
Mohammed Fairouz; Christopher Burchett; Russell Miller |
6:06 | |||
"Christopher Burchett has a lovely baritone ... his articulation is impeccable. Recording quality is excellent throughout. For any lover of song, this is a disc to explore."
- MusicWeb International
"The most memorable music is the title track ... the most addictive music is the Three Fragments by the 11th century poet Ibn Khafajah ... (sung) hypnotically by Kiera Duffy backed by violin, cello, flute and guitar, traditional instruments in Arabic music ..."
- Gramophone
"Critic's Choice ... mezzo Kate Lindsey, a frequent artistic partner of Fairouz’s, navigates every stylistic and tonal twist in perfect tandem with the composer. The versatile, sweet-voiced soprano Kiera Duffy ... gives a masterful performance. Burchett navigates this complex emotional landscape (We Are Seven) with musical and dramatic skill ... Burchett is clear-voiced and suitably tortured."
- Opera News
Mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, soprano Kiera Duffy and baritone Christopher Burchett are accompanied by a range of musicians on this lavishly praised collection of songs by Mohammed Fairouz, one of the most highly regarded composers of his generation. Fairouz deals with powerful social issues and sensual celebrations of life, spanning texts from ancient times to World War II. The theme of loss is also compellingly expressed with the intense, distilled narrative of No Orpheus, a portrait of departed family members, concluding with Edgar Allan Poe’s last completed poem, the hauntingly mournful Annabel Lee.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded at Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY, June 5, 2014 (Tracks 12 - 15), September 19, 2014 (Tracks 1 - 7), October 8, 2014 (Tracks 9 - 11) and October 10, 2014 (Track 8) Producers/engineers: Mohammed Fairouz, Ryan Streber Associate producer: Corbin A. Hines Publisher: Peer Music International Booklet notes: Mohammed Fairouz Cover: Designed by Ian Titus
Recorded at Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY, June 5, 2014 (Tracks 12 - 15), September 19, 2014 (Tracks 1 - 7), October 8, 2014 (Tracks 9 - 11) and October 10, 2014 (Track 8) Producers/engineers: Mohammed Fairouz, Ryan Streber Associate producer: Corbin A. Hines Publisher: Peer Music International Booklet notes: Mohammed Fairouz Cover: Designed by Ian Titus
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.38 -4.26 to -0.40 | -23.78 -28.90 to -19.47 | -19.28 -24.90 to -15.50 | 13 10 to 16 | |
| 1 | Refugee Blues | -0.40 | -22.25 | -17.1 | 12 |
| 2 | No. 1. The Eternal Source | -4.26 | -28.90 | -24.9 | 15 |
| 3 | No. 2. Today I Realized Something Very Strange | -3.18 | -27.80 | -23.9 | 15 |
| 4 | No. 3. The Celebration of the Spirit | -0.67 | -22.64 | -17.8 | 13 |
| 5 | No. 1. He Tells His Mother What He's Working On | -1.37 | -24.34 | -19.7 | 13 |
| 6 | No. 2. No Orpheus | -2.35 | -26.11 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 7 | No. 3. Her Waltz | -1.14 | -25.52 | -21.5 | 14 |
| 8 | German Romantic Song | -0.87 | -23.24 | -18.3 | 12 |
| 9 | No. 1. — | -1.65 | -21.83 | -17.1 | 11 |
| 10 | No. 2. — | -0.81 | -22.10 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 11 | No. 3. — | -1.01 | -19.47 | -15.5 | 10 |
| 12 | The Stolen Child | -0.70 | -19.50 | -16.3 | 12 |
| 13 | After the Revels | -0.95 | -27.53 | -21.8 | 16 |
| 14 | We Are Seven | -0.50 | -22.50 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 15 | Annabel Lee | -0.83 | -23.05 | -18.6 | 13 |