℗ 2023 Susan Narucki
| Released | February 10, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 09m 10s |
| Record Label | AVIE Records |
| Catalogue No. | AV2592 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
This Island
Susan Narucki, Donald Berman
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Dit eiland
Henriëtte Bosmans; Adriaan Roland Holst; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:19 | |||
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1.2
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In den regen
Henriëtte Bosmans; Adriaan Roland Holst; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
5:35 | |||
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1.3
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Teken den hemel in het zand der zee
Henriëtte Bosmans; J.W.F. Werumeus Buning; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:41 | |||
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4 Mélodies
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1.4
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Issue
Elizabeth Claisse; Yves Arnaud; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:07 | |||
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1.5
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Complainte
Elizabeth Claisse; Pierre de Ronsard; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:06 | |||
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1.6
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Philosophie
Elizabeth Claisse; Franz Toussaint, after Kheng-Tsin; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
1:38 | |||
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1.7
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Les Mendiants
Elizabeth Claisse; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
4:09 | |||
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Les Heures claires, Les Heures d’après-midi, Les Heures du soir Op. 50
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1.8
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I. Les Heures Claires: I. O la splendeur de notre joie
Irène Fuerison; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:52 | |||
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1.9
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II. Les Heures Claires: XX. Dis moi, ma simple et ma tranquille amie
Irène Fuerison; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:39 | |||
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1.10
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III. Les Heures d’Après-midi: XXVII. Ardeur des soirs
Irène Fuerison; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:52 | |||
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1.11
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IV. Les Heures d’Après-midi: XXIX. Vous m’avez dit
Irène Fuerison; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:47 | |||
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1.12
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V. Les Heures du Soir: XXI. Avec mes vielles mains
Irène Fuerison; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:00 | |||
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1.13
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VI. Les Heures du Soir: XXVI Lorsque tu fermeras mes yeux
Irène Fuerison; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:07 | |||
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Les Heures Claires
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1.14
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I. Le ciel en nuit s’est déplié…
Nadia Boulanger; Raoul Pugno; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:05 | |||
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1.15
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III. Vous m’avez dit…
Nadia Boulanger; Raoul Pugno; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:01 | |||
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1.16
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IV. Que tes yeux claires, tes yeux d’été…
Nadia Boulanger; Raoul Pugno; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:06 | |||
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1.17
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VI. Ta bonté
Nadia Boulanger; Raoul Pugno; Émile Verhaeren; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:59 | |||
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Four Poems, Op. 16
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1.18
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I. Through the Upland Meadows
Marion Bauer; John Gould Fletcher; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
4:34 | |||
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1.19
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II. I Love the Night
Marion Bauer; John Gould Fletcher; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
2:38 | |||
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1.20
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III. Midsummer Dreams
Marion Bauer; John Gould Fletcher; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
3:31 | |||
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1.21
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IV. In the Bosom of the Desert
Marion Bauer; Susan Narucki; Donald Berman |
5:24 | |||
GRAMMY® Award-winning American soprano Susan Narucki, “one of the great practitioners of contemporary vocal music” (Opera News) presents This Island, a specially curated, unique set of 21 art songs written in the first half of the 20th century, chiefly by women and some receiving their world premiere recordings.
The catalyst for This Island was a line from a collection of letters by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke:
“… If you could only be here with me so I could share with you the happiness of these great poems, they would let you realize what we all now need more urgently: that transience is not separation …”
The poems Rilke cites are by Belgian Symbolist Emile Verhaeren, whose poetry – Susan discovered – has been set to music by composers both familiar and virtually unknown, including Nadia Boulanger and her Paris Conservatoire teacher Raoul Pugno, Belgian Irène Fuerison, Dutch Henriette Bosmans and the mysterious Parisian composer Elizabeth Claisse. Susan rounds out the album with songs by American composer and educator Marion Bauer, who studied in Paris and met Boulanger and Pugno, and Dutch composer Henriette Bosmans whose music Susan was familiar with, bringing the project full circle.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – AVIE Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.74 -2.56 to -0.10 | -23.77 -27.16 to -20.95 | -19.65 -23.50 to -15.90 | 14 12 to 17 | |
| 1 | Dit eiland | -0.10 | -21.38 | -15.9 | 12 |
| 2 | In den regen | -2.56 | -26.80 | -22.8 | 14 |
| 3 | Teken den hemel in het zand der zee | -0.10 | -26.21 | -21.6 | 16 |
| 4 | Issue | -2.16 | -23.72 | -18.2 | 12 |
| 5 | Complainte | -0.13 | -24.06 | -19.8 | 12 |
| 6 | Philosophie | -0.10 | -22.15 | -17.8 | 13 |
| 7 | Les Mendiants | -0.10 | -23.70 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 8 | I. Les Heures Claires: I. O la splendeur de notre joie | -0.10 | -22.24 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 9 | II. Les Heures Claires: XX. Dis moi, ma simple et ma tranquille amie | -0.59 | -26.26 | -21.4 | 17 |
| 10 | III. Les Heures d’Après-midi: XXVII. Ardeur des soirs | -0.10 | -20.95 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 11 | IV. Les Heures d’Après-midi: XXIX. Vous m’avez dit | -1.26 | -25.22 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 12 | V. Les Heures du Soir: XXI. Avec mes vielles mains | -1.47 | -27.16 | -23.5 | 15 |
| 13 | VI. Les Heures du Soir: XXVI Lorsque tu fermeras mes yeux | -0.51 | -23.96 | -20.0 | 14 |
| 14 | I. Le ciel en nuit s’est déplié… | -2.48 | -25.15 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 15 | III. Vous m’avez dit… | -1.09 | -25.06 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 16 | IV. Que tes yeux claires, tes yeux d’été… | -0.13 | -21.75 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 17 | VI. Ta bonté | -1.14 | -24.10 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 18 | I. Through the Upland Meadows | -1.04 | -21.95 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 19 | II. I Love the Night | -0.10 | -21.73 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 20 | III. Midsummer Dreams | -0.10 | -23.10 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 21 | IV. In the Bosom of the Desert | -0.10 | -22.53 | -18.0 | 14 |