The Faces of Love: The Songs of Jake Heggie
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The Faces of Love - The Songs of Jake Heggie is a 1999 album of classical songs composed by Jake Heggie with the composer as piano accompanist to an invited cast of classical singers, and cellist Emil Miland.[1] BMG/RCA Victor 63484.[2] The songs are selected from among the printed music The Faces of Love I - III, Song Collections (1999).[3]
Track listing
- The Faces of Love: I shall not live in vain (poems by Emily Dickinson), performed by Renée Fleming
- Even (texts by Philip Littell) Sylvia McNair
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- Eve-Song: Snake
- Of Gods and Cats: In the Beginning (Gavin Geoffrey Dillard) Jennifer Larmore
- Of Gods and Cats: Once Upon a Universe
- Bedtime Story Frederica von Stade
- Paper Wings: Paper Wings (texts by Frederica von Stade) sung by Frederica von Stade
- Paper Wings: Mitten Smitten
- Paper Wings: A Route to the Sky
- Natural Selection: Animal Passion (texts by Gini Savage) sung by Nicolle Foland
- Natural Selection: Alas! Alack!
- Natural Selection: Joy Alone (Connection)
- Before the Storm: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed (Edna St. Vincent Millay) sung by Zheng Cao
- If you were coming in the Fall (The Faces of Love Emily Dickinson) sung by Kristin Clayton and Carol Vaness
- As well as Jesus?
- It makes no difference abroad
- Encountertenor: Countertenor’s Conundrum (John Holt) Brian Asawa
- Encountertenor: The trouble with trebles in trousers…
- Dixie (traditional) Jennifer Larmore
- Songs to the Moon: Once More – To Gloriana (texts by Vachel Lindsay) sung by Frederica von Stade
- Songs to the Moon: Euclid
- Songs to the Moon: The Haughty Snail King
- Songs to the Moon: What the Gray-Winged Fairy Said
- My True Love Hath My Heart (Sir Philip Sidney) Sylvia McNair
- Encore: Sophie’s Song (von Stade) Jennifer Larmore
References
- ^ Chicago Tribune. Jake Heggie: The Faces of Love Renee Fleming, Sylvia McNair, Jennifer Larmore, Frederica von Stade, Carol Vaness, Brian Asawa, other singers; Heggie, piano (RCA Red Seal).
- ^ The Advocate Oct 10, 2000 - Page 60 "Last year his first CD, The Faces of Love, a collection of art songs performed by Renee Fleming, Sylvia McNair, Carol Vaness, and others, was released."
- ^ Recent American Art Song: A Guide Keith E. Clifton - 2008- Page 75 0810862107 "Jake Heggie began composition studies at age 17 with Ernst Bacon. He later studied at the Paris Conservatory ... His growing song output includes a three-volume set titled The Faces of Love. His works have been performed and championed by major singers such as Renee Fleming, Carol Vaness, and ..."