Cheap Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Shakespeare Songs (Music) (Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Anne Victoria Banks) Price

Between 1921 and 1925, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed 31 songs set to texts from Shakespeare plays. They are virtually unknown, yet each one is a little gem, as the present recital bears out. One does not turn to this composer for confrontational originality but for his elegant craftsmanship, unforced lyricism, tangy harmonic twists, and keen ear for word-setting. Soprano Anne Victoria Banks sings best when the dynamics are scaled down but is less adroit in her higher register, where her normally excellent pitch tends to wobble at climactic moments. William Wellborn's expertly shaded, idiomatic accompaniments seem a tad prominent in the mix. In the main, an ideal disc for singers and song lovers alike who seek effective 20th-century repertoire that lies off the proverbial beaten track. --Jed Distler

ARTIST:	Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Anne Victoria Banks
CATEGORY:	Music
MANUFACTURER:	Marco Polo
MEDIA:	Audio CD
TRACKS:	Old Song, Fancy, Under The Greenwood Tree, Winter Wind, Springtime, Orpheus, Silvia, For The Rain It Raineth Every Day, Sigh No More Ladies, Seals Of Love, O Mistress Mine, Autolycus, The Willow, Roundel, Apemantus's Grace, Arise!, The Soldier Drinks, The Clown In The Churchyard, Ophellia, The Cuckoo And The Owl, The Pedlar, Come To Dust, Merry Heart, Heavily!, The Horn, The Fool, Merrily, The Sailor Drinks, Ariel, Callban, Epithalamiun And Nuptial March
UPC:	730099372923