Track Listing

1. The Rainy Day
2. Ariette
3. When Far From Her
4. Empress Of Night
5. The Secret
6. Ecstasy
7. Within Thy Heart
8. Sleep, Little Darling
9. Night
10. Forgotten
11. Dearie
12. Far Awa'
13. The Year's At The Spring
14. Ah, Love, But A Day!
15. I Send My Heart Up To Thee!
16. Come, Ah Come
17. Canzonetta
18. I Did Not Say
19. We Three
20. June
21. I Ask The Bird
22. Go Not Too Far
23. Shena Van
24. Baby
25. Hush, Baby Dear
26. A Prelude
27. O Sweet Content
28. An Old Prayer
29. The Funeral Wreath
30. The Candy Lion
31. A Thanksgiving Fable
32. In The Twilight
33. The Host
34. May Flowers
35. I Sought The Lord
36. Though I Take The Wings Of Morning

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114574 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-19
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
One of America's most prolific and successful composers, Mrs H. H. A. ("Amy") Beach was one of the first women composers whose works were as highly regarded as those produced by men. Best known during her lifetime for her well-crafted songs and short piano pieces, she was also the first American woman to compose in the larger forms. Beach's 117 art songs span the whole of her compositional career. By incorporating musical ideas from many cultures and musical traditions within a late-Romantic framework, Beach's songs show her skillful craftsmanship and profound understanding of text.

Customer Reviews

Some of the greatest songs in classical music
Even though I really enjoyed the other Naxos Beach CD, I was surprprised by how many chills and tears I experienced in this collection of songs. Beach has a way of perfectly expressing the lyrics which are mainly poems and are included in the CD liner notes. As a whole the songs express Beach's compositional skills and her personal life. The songs contain several lullabies and poems about death. They are perfectly performed by the the mezzo and piano . Please buy these songs they do rise to the level of schumann ans Shubert.
Please excuse typos I have a neurologic disease.

Wonderful!
I take private voice lessons from Kathie Kelton and she is amazing! She brings Amy Beach's music to life! I strongly recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys listening to classical and operatic music. The music is so beautiful it will give you chills! Fantastic!