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William Bolcom's Cabaret Songs (there are 28 of them in all) were composed for his wife Joan Morris, who recorded them with the composer at the piano in the 1970s. For Measha Brueggergosman's... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 11th Feb 2008
Catalogue No: 4776589
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Length: 60 minutes

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Bolcom: Cabaret Songs, Vol. 1-4

Work length17:21

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Surprise!

Track length0:42

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The Actor

Track length1:30

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Song of Black Max (As Told by the de Kooning Boys)

Track length3:19

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Amor

Track length3:08

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Toothbrush Time

Track length3:19

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The Total Stranger in the Garden

Track length1:53

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George

Track length3:30

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Excerpt, Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder

Work length14:11

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Gigerlette

Track length1:47

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Jedem das Seine

Track length4:39

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Mahnung

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Galathea

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Excerpt, Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder

Work length3:33

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Nachtwandler

Track length3:33

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Excerpt, Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder

Work length7:44

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Einfältiges Lied

Track length2:16

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Der genügsame Liebhaber

Track length2:19

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Aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien

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Satie: La diva de l'empire

Work length2:39

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), William Bolcom (piano)
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Satie: Tendrement

Work length4:12

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), William Bolcom (piano)
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Satie: L'omnibus automobile

Work length2:52

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), William Bolcom (piano)
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

Satie: 3 Mélodies (1916) - orchestrated by Robert Carby

Work length1:27

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

1. Daphénéo

Track length1:27

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Satie: Je te veux

Work length6:13

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Measha Brueggergosman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
Recorded: 2007-05-19
Recording Venue: Maida Vale Studios, Studio 1, London

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William Bolcom's Cabaret Songs (there are 28 of them in all) were composed for his wife Joan Morris, who recorded them with the composer at the piano in the 1970s. For Measha Brueggergosman's first solo recording, Bolcom has orchestrated seven of them into a nifty little song–cycle. The mood is generally slightly sinister, from the opening 'Surprise!' ('When she tried to drink iodine from a paper cup'), through a worrying tale of crime and punishment, 'Amor!', to the best–known of the songs, the Weill–style 'Black Max'. This bears the subtitle 'As told by the de Kooning boys', and all the verses by Bolcom's long–time lyricist and librettist Arnold Weinstein have overtones of surrealism and world–weary irony, suitable for one who lived out his days in that seediest of grand hotels, The Chelsea.
It's a brave man who sets out to orchestrate Schoenberg, and Patrick Davin's reworkings of the Brettl-Lieder inevitably have a softening effect (just one, 'Der Nachtwandler', has Schoenberg's own orchestration). Brueggergosman deals with them in a straightforward way, without trying to overload them with charm or significance.
The voice is a full soprano, well focused, with a 'snarling' edge used to great effect in the Bolcom songs. In the Schoenberg she employs a more obviously operatic style, with a gentle vibrato. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Robertson play with considerable spirit, above all in Bolcom's really gorgeous orchestration of Satie's 'Je te veux'. This and the other chansons composed for Paulette Darty ('Tendrement' and 'La diva de l'empire') go well, but 'L'omnibus automobile' is taken too fast, so that much of the crazy humour of Vincent Hyspa's poem is lost. No matter, there is an enormous amount to enjoy here from a hugely talented singer.

A triumphant DG debut recital for the Yellow Label’s new signing. Measha Brueggergosman (remember that name – no easy feat, granted) is expressive and at times deliciously wicked. The voice isn’t entirely even yet, but it’s already
a gorgeous, fascinating sound.

April 2008

The voice is a full soprano, well focused, with a "snarling" edge used to great effect in the Bolcom songs. In the Schoenberg she employs a more obviously operatic style, with a gentle vibrato. …there is an enormous amount to enjoy here from a hugely talented singer.

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