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Barbara Bonney: The complete "4 songs Op. 13" (Barber)

4 songs (Op. 13): I. A nun takes the veil 00:00 II. The secrets of the old 01:32 III. Sure on this shining night 02:43 IV. Nocturne 05:00 Barber, Samuel (1910-81) -composer Barbara Bonney -soprano Malcolm Martineau -piano Playlist: "The art of American song: Ives, Copland, Barber, Bernstein, Previn, Heggie...":    • The art of American song: Ives, Copland, B...   Samuel Barber's Four Songs, Op. 13 (1937-40) is one of many pieces composed during an extremely productive span in Barber's young career. The second song of the piece, "A Nun Takes the Veil: Heaven Haven" was composed in 1937, the same year that his First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12 was composed. The final two songs of the cycle were composed the following year, along with Adagio for Strings (1938), adapted from the String Quartet, Op. 11 (1936). The next significant work is the Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (1939). The opening song of Four Songs was completed in 1940, the year that Barber composed the work for male chorus and kettledrums, A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 15. Also composed over nearly the same stretch of time as Four Songs was Reincarnations, Op. 16 (1936-40), a cycle of madrigals for chorus. The texts chosen for Four Songs are not unified by their subject matters. Each separate subject, though, was individually appealing to Barber. Also, the songs are not connected by musical elements, such as melodies or motives, as was the case in his Three Songs, Op. 10 (1936). Each song was composed independently of one another, and the four were grouped together and published in 1940. Four Songs was first performed on April 4, 1941, by the soprano Barbara Troxell with pianist Eugene Bossart at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Some of the songs gained popularity over the years, especially "Sure on this Shining Night," the final movement of Four Songs. Barber often relayed an anecdote concerning a New York City telephone operator who withheld his new telephone number until he sang the opening phrase of "Sure on this Shining Night," which she loved. The first song, "Nocturne," is based on a love poem by Frederic Prokosch of the same title. The speaker is a person talking to his or her lover at night. The song is written only for voice, male or female. The opening phrases resemble a lullaby, set in a slightly chromatic harmonic language by Barber. The middle section becomes more active with a chordal accompaniment pattern resembling Schumann's "Ich Grolle Nicht," a song from his Dichterliebe (1840). "A Nun Takes the Veil: Heaven Haven" is the title of the second song of the cycle. It is based on a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89), a Victorian poet. This text deals with the subject of solitude, in which Barber had a lifelong interest. The speaker is a woman who has decided to become a nun, and discusses the beauty of her destination. The song is extremely squared and rhythmic. The piano accompaniment is primarily chordal and the vocal line is syllabic and melodic. A mood of simplicity is conveyed. "Secrets of the Old," the third song, is based on poetry by W. B. Yeats (1865-1939). The theme of the song is friendship, conveyed through three elderly women. The final song is "Sure on this Shining Night," previously mentioned. Source: http://www.allmusic.com/composition/s... Buy the CD here: http://www.amazon.com/My-Name-Is-Barb...