Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell

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Annotation

Purcell selections recorded Apr 2000 at the American Academy of Arts & Letter, New York City, Bach Cantata BWV 199 recorded May 1997 at SUNY, Purchase, New York.
Mixed and mastered at SoundByte Productions, New York City.

Annotation last modified on 2009-03-22 17:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Oedipus: Act III "Music for a While"
cello:
Myron Lutzke
harpsichord:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: II. "Music for a While"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583
Henry Purcell3:22
2The Indian Queen: Act III "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly"
cello:
Myron Lutzke
harpsichord:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III: 17h. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III
Henry Purcell1:46
3Tyrranic Love, or The Royal Martyr: Act IV "Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love"
cello:
Myron Lutzke
harpsichord:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Tyrannic Love, or The Royal Martyr, Z. 613: Act IV "Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Tyrannic Love, or The Royal Martyr, Z. 613
Henry Purcell2:52
4Lord, What Is Man
cello:
Myron Lutzke
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Lord, what is Man?, Z. 192
lyricist:
Dr. William Fuller
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 192)
Henry Purcell5:37
5The Fairy Queen: Act V "Hark! How All Things"
cello:
Myron Lutzke
harpsichord:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 50. Song: "Hark, How All Things" (1st Woman)
lyricist:
Elkanah Settle (Poet and playwright)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell1:56
6Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Recitativo "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": I. Recitativo "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:06
7Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Aria "Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": II. Aria "Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:20
8Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Recitativo "Doch Gott mus mir genaig sein"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": III. Recitativo "Doch Gott muß mir gnädig sein" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:00
9Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Aria "Tiefgebuckt und voller Reue"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": IV. Aria "Tief gebückt und voller Reue" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach7:28
10Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Recitativo "Auf diese Schmerzens-Reu"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": V. Recitativo "Auf diese Schmerzensreu" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach0:15
11Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Chorale "Ich, dein betrubtes Kind"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": VI. Choral "Ich, dein betrübtes Kind" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Johann Heermann
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:41
12Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Recitativo "Ich lege mich in diese Wunden"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": VII. Recitativo "Ich lege mich in diese Wunden" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach0:47
13Cantata, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": Aria "Wie freudig ist mein Herz"
bass:
John Feeney
cello:
Myron Lutzke
oboe:
Peggy Pearson (oboist)
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
viola:
Lois Martin (American violist)
violin:
Krista Bennion Feeney (violinist) and Linda Quan
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut": VIII. Aria "Wie freudig ist mein Herz" (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1997-05)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1714)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:22
14If Music be the Food of Love
cello:
Myron Lutzke
harpsichord:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379
lyricist:
Col. Henry Heveningham
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 379)
Henry Purcell3:48
15The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
cello:
Myron Lutzke
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
Tell me, some pitying angel, Z. 196
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 196)
Henry Purcell7:38
16An Evening Hymn
cello and violoncello piccolo:
Myron Lutzke
organ:
Arthur Haas (harpsichordist)
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
recording of:
An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"
lyricist:
Dr. William Fuller
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 193)
Henry Purcell4:06

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Hugo Simberg
photography:Hannu Aaltonen
Joel Meyerowitz
liner notes:John Harbison (American composer)
graphic design:Barbara de Wilde (US graphic designer)
Timothy Hsu
engineer:Paul Zinman (engineer)
executive producer:Robert Hurwitz
producer:Karina Beznicki (Producer and coordinator, mainly for the label Nonesuch)
Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:Dirk Sobotka
Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
ASIN:US: B000059LXH [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/6JDtEbU0RBAMPsjzhS8GMF [info]

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part of:Cécile McLorin Salvant's Nonesuch Selects (order: 5)