Leo Smit: Song Cycles

With Georgine Resick
Bridge Records CD #7432087
Release date: May 22, 2007

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Men’s Songs, Women’s Voices

With Georgine Resick
Bridge CD #BRIDGE 9152

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Music of John Harbison
Volume One

“Mirabai Songs” with Georgine Resick
Bridge CD #BRIDGE 9200

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Angels Watching Over Me

With Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano)
NPR Classics compact disc #NPR CD 0006

“Denyce is one of the most natural and yet artistically thoughtful singers with whom one could hope to collaborate. Our work here took the form of discovery and joy, about ourselves and the music – as it always does when the two of us get together…”

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Songs of Brahms, Sibelius and Stenhammar

With Håkan Hagegård (baritone)
BMG/RCA Victor Red Seal CD #09026-68097-2
Grammy Nomination, 1999

“These songs were recorded at the beautiful Hagegarden Music Center in Sweden, near Håkan’s house in Gunnarsbyn. Imagine for yourself the mystery and beauty of the long Swedish nights in midwinter – and you will quickly understand how perfect the surroundings were for us there!”

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Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye

With Samuel Ramey (bass)
SONY Classical CD #68339

“This disc is the result of a live concert in the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. It was an exceptionally exciting performance for me, with so many wonderful memories – Sam poured himself into the entire program, and I hope that you find these songs of our own American composers to be winners every one!”

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Fauré: Requiem and Songs (remastered)

With Barbara Bonney (soprano) and Håkan Hagegård (baritone)
RCA Victor Red Seal compact disc #09026-68659-2

“The clarity of Barbara and the smoothness of Håkan combined to make this selection of Fauré songs quite illuminating to me as we recorded them. Almost required two different sets of hands, so varied were the choices and performances!”

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Marilyn Horne: Divas in Song

With Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano) and others
RCA Victor compact disc #09026-62547-2

“What a night this CD captures!! You’re at a live concert, the occasion of Marilyn’s 60th birthday, a glittering evening in Carnegie Hall with three thousand of her friends – I am elated to have had the chance to be there performing!”

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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin

With Kevin McMillan (baritone)
Dorian compact disc #DOR-90162

“Recording this cycle of Schubert songs with Kevin was an education in itself: so many varied emotions, so many ups and downs – a veritable roller-coaster of young love and eventual death. The majestic Music Hall in Troy, NY was the setting for our work together.”

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Songs of Stephen Paulus

With Håkan Hagegård (baritone)
Albany Records compact disc #TROY036-2

“The songs of Bittersuite are settings of poems by Edgar Nash, the American humorist. You’ll find an unusual side of the poet revealed in these verses, and young American composer Stephen Paulus catches their flavor perfectly in taut, spare compositions which Håkan and I both enjoy performing.”

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Three Sonatas for Double Bass

With Edwin Barker
Boston Records #1018

“You’ll find whimsical, lyrical, altogether beautiful playing by Ed on this recording of the ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata of Schubert. Collaborating with him is always a joy – the double bass never before sounded so nimble or tuneful!”

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The Flute Album

With Michael Parloff (principal flute, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
Ess.A.Y. Recordings compact disc #CD1027

“Such fun participating in this album of rarities with the principal flutist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra! Conceived for young flutists and serious fans alike, this CD offers you the chance to hear Michael in some special gems from the French repertory.”

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Songs of Grechaninov

With Georgine Resick
Bridge compact disc #BRIDGE 9142

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Visions Interieures
The Developing Song Cycle

With Georgine Resick
Bridge compact disc #BRIDGE 9168 A/B

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Becoming a Redwood
Songs of Lori Laitman

With Jennifer Check and William Sharp
Albany CD #TROY 86522, 2007

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I Carry Your Heart

With Ruth Ann Swenson (soprano)
EMI Classics compact disc #7243 5 56158 2 4

“Ruth Ann was amazing in these sessions – singing each hour more beautifully than the last-and always able to catch that spark of beauty and wonder that is the hallmark of her singing and performing. I wonder if I shall ever hear “L’heure exquise” again quite the same?”

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A Dream

With Youngok Shin (soprano)
Samsung Classics compact disc #SCC-025YOS

“Youngok Shin is such a beautiful singer and considerate colleague – and I am privileged to have collaborated with her on her first recital disc with piano. This repertory contains some of the dreamiest music that you can imagine, sung in the most limpid and liquid fashion with that creamy voice that has made Youngok a favorite young artist.”

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Strange Hurt

With Harolyn Blackwell (soprano)
RCA Victor compact disc #09026-61944-2

“Harolyn and I always enjoy each other’s company musically, and this recording is no exception. The songs of Ricky Ian Gordon on powerful poems by Langston Hughes are at once uplifting and consoling in their depth of feeling and scope of expression. I get much enjoyment out of this, and trust that you will as well…”

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Grieg Songs

A two-disc set with Håkan Hagegård (baritone)
RCA/BMG compact disc #09026-61630-2

“This disc is quite special to me – you’ll find some amazing miniature gems of the song literature, written as only Grieg could write and sung as only Håkan can sing. Those long Scandinavian midsummer evenings – hours of glowing golden sunlight – were a true inspiration for our work.”

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Copland: Old American Songs; Ives: Songs

With Samuel Ramey (bass)
Decca/Argo compact disc #433 027-2

“Who could ask for more than Sam riding out as the confident cowboy in ‘Charlie Rutlege’ or portraying the sly politician in ‘The Dodger’? This is our first CD together, and contains music that can be lively and fun, yet touching and sad.”

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Where the Music Comes From/American Songs

With Cynthia Haymon (soprano)
Decca/Argo compact disc #436 117-2

“This disc is full of American music, mostly from the 20th Century, which speaks to so much of our national character. The songs of H.T. Burleigh, to which Cynthia introduced me, have become favorites of mine – and the setting of Emily Dickinson’s ‘Wild Nights’ (a wild poem!) by Arthur Farwell is a virtuoso turn for us both!”

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Dreaming – Songs of Lori Laitman

With Jennifer Check, Patricia Green and Randall Scarlata
Albany compact disc #TROY 570

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Forbidden Love

With Salvatore Licitra and Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra Milan (Brignoli)
Sony compact disc

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Thomas Pasatieri Songbook

Albany compact disc #TROY 901

Richard Yongjae O’Neill (viola), Warren Jones (piano)

Universal/Credia compact disc #DU7325