MSR’s inclusion of texts is another asset. "this is a lovely collection of music that is well performed and recorded with excellent balances between the performers. This is a great introduction to the vocal and pianistic output of Daron Hagen, brilliantly produced and recorded." All the pieces are billed as world premiere recordings, adding substantial musical value to this disc. It would be remiss of me not to mention Wyatt’s supreme control at the very close in his high, sustained note-superb. It helps that the performance is so on point: Ariana Wyatt’s laser-focused and expressive soprano, Benjamin Wyatt’s superb cello (a vocalist in itself), and Cowden’s simply beautiful piano playing (there is real sensitivity here). Hagen captures the essence of these emotions beautifully. The passages for soprano and pizzicato cello are particularly touching at the end of the first song. "The combination of soprano, cello, and piano is a most effective one in Rapture and Regret. I’ll be returning to this again and again." This is satisfying and endlessly rewarding music from one of America’s leading composers of vocal music. His vocal writing is nuanced and richly detailed, though it feels completely natural. " lyrical and mostly tonal, with dissonant and polytonal diversions no trends are followed. RAPTURE AND REGRET: MUSIC OF DARON HAGEN This collection as a whole is in no sense comprehensive. The reviews digested here are all protected by copyright they are reproduced for archival purposes only and may not be reprinted without the authors’ and / or the publishers’ permission.
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