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The Weary Blues

Label HR Recordings

Artists Adrienne Danrich, Charles Yang, Eric McKeever, Mila Henry

€29,99 EUR
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The Weary Blues is an exciting new recording of songs, resulting from a long and wonderful collaboration between American composer Drew Hemenger and African-American operatic soprano Adrienne Danrich. The two have been collaborating as artists and friends for more than a decade, and the artistic synergy between them shines through in Adrienne's shimmering and empathic performances of Drew's eclectic and melodic compositions. Their collaboration started with a set of songs on Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, all of which are included here, along with a gripping and sometimes harrowing song cycle, "Which Way Home?" based on the poems of Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet, Anne Sexton. Adrienne is joined in the recording by Mila Henry, an award-winning pianist, conductor and music director, as well as Grammy Award-winning violinist Charles Yang and operatic baritone Eric McKeever. In addition to Hughes and Sexton, a few other gems appear, such as "Her Final Show" on doctor/poet Rafael Campo's poem, written for the AIDS Quilt Songbook at 20, and "Breaking Bread," Hemenger's jazzy arrangement of the traditional Negro spiritual, "Let Us Break Bread Together."
Adrienne Danrich - Soprano Eric McKeever - Baritone Mila Henry - Piano Charles Yang - Violin

Tracklist

Total time: 51:53

1. The Weary Blues
06:50
2. Casual
01:41
3. Still Here
03:10
4. Summer Night
03:44
5. Genius Child
02:20
6. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
03:39
7. January 1st
02:37
8. The Risk
01:14
9. Ringing the Bells
01:21
10. Yellow
02:24
11. Her Kind
02:42
12. Snow
03:10
13. Music Swims Back to Us
02:59
14. Us
02:20
15. Her Final Show
03:48
16. Love’s Prophesy
04:25
17. Breaking Bread
03:29

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Additional Information

Label
HR Recordings
SKU
E186HR
Qualities
WAV 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 192 kHz
Channels
2ch Stereo
Artists
Adrienne Danrich, Charles Yang, Eric McKeever, Mila Henry
Composers
Hemenger
Genres
Blues
Original Recording Format
PCM 96 kHz
Instruments
Piano
Release Date
July 14, 2023
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  • Higher Rates Program

Reviews by Customers

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Adri FernanJuly 28, 2023Verified buyer

Langston Hughes has always been a favorite poet of mine, and I admit I didn't know much, if anything, about Anne Sexton before hearing this music. However, I'm very glad I did!

The Langston songs are melodic and beautiful, using the Jazz idiom here and there, to great effect. The Soprano, who seems to be growing in her career, has a rich, operatic voice, with a wide range.

The Sexton songs are totally different, but the music really captures the insanity, and sometimes peacefulness, of these wild poems. Hemenger's music is indeed a discovery and I'll be interested to hear more.
The Weary Blues

The Weary Blues

€29,99 EUR
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