℗ 2019 PENTATONE
Released July 5, 2019
Duration 1h 22m 22s
Record Label PENTATONE
Catalogue No. PTC5186770
Genre Classical (Art Song)
 

An American Song Album

Melody Moore, Bradley Moore

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Hermit Songs, Op. 29  
1.1
No. 1, At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:33
1.2
No. 2, Church Bell at Night
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
0:45
1.3
No. 3, St. Ita's Vision
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:13
1.4
No. 4, The Heavenly Banquet
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:14
1.5
No. 5, The Crucifixion
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:05
1.6
No. 6, Sea-Snatch
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
0:38
1.7
No. 7, Promiscuity
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:01
1.8
No. 8, The Monk and His Cat
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:17
1.9
No. 9, The Praises of God
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
0:55
1.10
No. 10, The Desire for Hermitage
Samuel Barber; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:40
These Strangers  
1.11
No. 1, in a Foreign World
Jake Heggie; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:22
1.12
No. 2, In the Midst of Thousands
Jake Heggie; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:55
1.13
No. 3, I Did Not Speak Out
Jake Heggie; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:34
1.14
No. 4, To a Stranger
Jake Heggie; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
4:06
How Well I Knew The Light  
1.15
No. 1, Ample Make This Bed
Jake Heggie; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:37
1.16
No. 2, The Sun Kept Setting
Jake Heggie; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:01
The Mystery (Arr. for Voice & Piano)  
1.17
No. 1, He Has Kissed Me
Carlisle Floyd; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:13
1.18
No. 2, Gentleness
Carlisle Floyd; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
4:12
1.19
No. 3, To My Husband
Carlisle Floyd; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
4:48
1.20
No. 4, At Dawn
Carlisle Floyd; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:55
1.21
No. 5, Rocking
Carlisle Floyd; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:04
4 Early Songs  
1.22
No. 1, Night
Aaron Copland; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:30
1.23
No. 2, A Summer Vacation
Aaron Copland; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:20
1.24
No. 3, My Heart Is in the East
Aaron Copland; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:25
1.25
No. 4, Alone
Aaron Copland; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:08
Goodbye, Mr. Chips  
1.26
Chips, Darling, It's Started (Arr. for Voice & Piano)
Gordon Getty; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
4:22
3 Welsh Songs (Version for Voice & Piano)  
1.27
No. 1, Welcome Robin
Gordon Getty; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
1:59
1.28
No. 2, Kind Old Man
Gordon Getty; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:59
1.29
No. 3, All Through the Night
Gordon Getty; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
3:45
1.30
Deep River (Arr. G. Getty for Voice & Piano)
Gordon Getty; Gordon Getty; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
2:37
1.31
Danny Boy (Arr. G. Getty for Voice & Piano)
Gordon Getty; Gordon Getty; Melody Moore; Bradley Moore
4:09
Digital Booklet
An American Song Album is a fine collection of songs by American composers, presented by soprano Melody Moore. The repertoire includes Samuel Barber’s introspective Hermit Songs, Jake Heggie’s engaged cycles These Strangers and How Well I Knew the Light, Carlisle Floyd’s exploration of motherhood in The Mystery, Copland’s impressionist and oriental Four Early Songs, as well as a varied selection from Gordon Getty’s vocal works. Set to Irish, Welsh, Chilean, German, Arabic and Afro-American poetry, these pieces constitute a panorama of the US as a melting pot of cultures, while simultaneously being bound together by an unmistakably American sound. Melody Moore manages to lift out the poetry of these works with her warm, lyrical voice and impeccable vocal technique. She is accompanied on the piano by Bradley Moore, one of the most eminent conductors and song accompanists of today’s American musical scene.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PENTATONE Studio Masters

Tracks 1-31 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
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Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-2.97
-9.03 to -0.13
-24.86
-30.94 to -18.91
-20.47
-25.80 to -15.40
13
10 to 15
1
No. 1, At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
-1.82-23.01-19.413
2
No. 2, Church Bell at Night
-9.03-29.49-25.813
3
No. 3, St. Ita's Vision
-2.55-24.43-20.314
4
No. 4, The Heavenly Banquet
-1.77-22.74-19.314
5
No. 5, The Crucifixion
-3.48-26.86-21.513
6
No. 6, Sea-Snatch
-1.64-19.79-16.412
7
No. 7, Promiscuity
-8.68-30.94-25.412
8
No. 8, The Monk and His Cat
-3.42-27.39-24.115
9
No. 9, The Praises of God
-1.58-23.49-19.412
10
No. 10, The Desire for Hermitage
-0.29-25.24-20.814
11
No. 1, in a Foreign World
-4.98-24.12-19.810
12
No. 2, In the Midst of Thousands
-1.15-23.98-19.813
13
No. 3, I Did Not Speak Out
-2.77-25.11-19.913
14
No. 4, To a Stranger
-2.64-23.13-19.211
15
No. 1, Ample Make This Bed
-5.45-27.08-22.111
16
No. 2, The Sun Kept Setting
-4.06-26.51-21.313
17
No. 1, He Has Kissed Me
-0.84-23.94-18.813
18
No. 2, Gentleness
-2.29-24.44-19.413
19
No. 3, To My Husband
-0.29-22.13-17.913
20
No. 4, At Dawn
-0.13-18.91-15.412
21
No. 5, Rocking
-0.73-22.74-18.312
22
No. 1, Night
-4.69-26.44-22.213
23
No. 2, A Summer Vacation
-0.55-23.86-19.612
24
No. 3, My Heart Is in the East
-2.21-23.63-19.411
25
No. 4, Alone
-4.36-26.08-21.312
26
Chips, Darling, It's Started (Arr. for Voice & Piano)
-2.30-24.23-20.313
27
No. 1, Welcome Robin
-5.30-26.70-22.013
28
No. 2, Kind Old Man
-0.30-23.87-19.315
29
No. 3, All Through the Night
-5.52-26.77-23.313
30
Deep River (Arr. G. Getty for Voice & Piano)
-4.00-27.00-21.812
31
Danny Boy (Arr. G. Getty for Voice & Piano)
-3.10-26.50-21.213

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