Songs of Ned Rorem [OM-1009-2]

Originally released on LP by Columbia Records in 1964, this album features some of the most outstanding soloists of the day: Charles Bressler, Phyllis Curtin, Gianna D'Angelo, Donald Gramm and Regina Sarfaty, accompanied at the piano by the composer, Ned Rorem. The original recordings were digitized and re-mastered on a Sonic Solutions system to minimize tape hiss and other sound artifacts. The resulting clarity and brilliance far surpasses that of the original release offering a fresh look at this legendary album. Includes a 24-page booklet.   POEMS BY ROBERT HERRICK, BEN JONSON, JOHN DRYDEN AND ORLANDO GIBBONS1 Song for a Girl (Dryden) — Gianna d’Angelo (soprano) :572 To the Willow Tree (Herrick) — Donald Gramm (bass) 2:013 Echo’s Song (Jonson) — Charles Bressler (tenor) 2:084 Upon Julia’s Clothes (Herrick) — Donald Gramm (bass) :415 Silver Swan (Gibbons) — Gianna d’Angelo (soprano) 3:06   THREE PSALMS (From the “Cycle of Holy Songs”) — Phyllis Curtin (soprano)6 Psalm 134 “Behold, b