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R. MURRAY SCHAFER

Letters from Mignon

Eleanor James   mezzo-soprano
Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk

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Canada's preeminent composer and renaissance man R. Murray Schafer wrote this dedication for 'Letters from Mignon', a new ATMA Classique recording of his works composed for mezzo-soprano Eleanor James.   The program consists of three works spanning more than 30 years: 'Letters from Mignon', 'Minnelieder' and 'Thunder: Perfect Mind'.   Each piece bears witness to aspects of the enduring artistic and romantic relationship between Schafer and James.   'Letters from Mignon' is performed by James with The Esprit Orchestra, founded by conductor/composer Alex Pauk in 1983 - the same year James and Schafer first met.

ATMA Classique's recording of Schafer's String Quartet No.8 with the Molinari Quartet won a Juno Award for Best Classical Composition in 2004.


R. Murray Schafer (1953 - )

      Letters from Mignon (1987)     26:02
  1. First letter     1:19
  2. Second letter     3:40
  3. Third letter     2:40
  4. Fourth letter     2:27
  5. Fifth letter     5:08
  6. Sixth letter     3:37
  7. Seventh letter     1:58
  8. Eighth letter     5:07

  9. Thunder: Perfect Mind (2003)     12:22

      Minnelieder (1986)     37:20
10. Sommer [Summer | L'été]     3:07
11. Verlangen [Longing | L'Attente]     2:52
12. Ûf der Lindenwipfel [On the Linden Bough | Sue la Branchr du Tilleul]     0:42
13. Mahnung [Warning | L'Avertissement]     1:54
14. Wîp unde Vederspil [Woman and the Falcon | La Femme et le Faucon]     0:40
15. Frouwen Wonne [The Joys of Woman | Attirances pour unr Femme]     1:34
16. Verwirrung [Confusion | La Confusion]     1:11
17. Gefunden [Found | Trouvée]     3:36
18. Einsam [Alone | Seule]     1:42
19. Herzenschlüzel [Heart's Key | La Clé du Cœur]     0:37
20. Der Falke [The Falcon | Le Faucon]     3:39
21. Minne stets die Alte [Enduring Love | L'Immuable Amour]     1.19
22. Unter der Linden [Under the Linden | Sous le Tilleul]     3:18
23. Des Dichters Grabschrift [The Poet's Epitaph | L'épitaphe du Poète]     4:58


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