"As Long As There Are Songs" - Stephanie Blythe

[jhwalker]

Very interesting new recording of "American songbook" classics from this wonderful opera singer who has made a crossover career for herself over the past decade.

 

The recording is fascinating in that it is recorded in a a so-called state of the art studio and eschews the artificially-reverberant "sweetening" typically used in these types of recordings - the soundscape is such that I felt I was sitting in a small recital hall with Stephanie, about 10-15 feet away. The feeling of being at a live recital in a small, intimate hall is startling.

 

Very worthwhile if you like this kind of music.

 

Story about the recording from "The Absolute Sound":

 

Big Voice in a Small Room | The Absolute Sound

[kumakuma]

John,

 

Thanks for the link to the article. It looks like it can be downloaded from here:

 

Presto Classical - As Long as there are Songs - Innova: INNOVA875 (download) - Buy online

 

KK