Laura Ward, Lyric Fest, Randall Scarlata, Sarah Shafer, Devony Smith - Spirits in Bondage (2022)

Poetry and music have often been described as “beautiful sisters” in the European tradition, and American composer Benjamin C. S. Boyle sets out to prove just how harmonious this kinship can be. Owing to pianist and art song expert Laura Ward as well as to a selection of top-class singers, these elaborate yet easily accessible vocal compositions are resplendently brought to life on SPIRITS IN BONDAGE.
Tracklist
CD1
01. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 1, Annabel Lee
02. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 2, Lenore I
03. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 3, To
04. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 4, The Conqueror Worm
05. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 5, Intermezzo
06. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 6, El Dorado
07. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 7, Lenore II
08. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 8, A Dream Within a Dream
09. Lenoriana, Op. 4: No. 9, To Helen
10. Zelda's Dream, Op. 35
11. Le dormeur du Val, Op. 42
12. Reverie & Lullaby, Op. 38: No. 1, Reverie
13. Reverie & Lullaby, Op. 38: No. 2, Lullaby
14. 3 Chansons, Op. 11: No. 1, Le flambeau vivant
15. 3 Chansons, Op. 11: No. 2, Harmonie du soir
16. 3 Chansons, Op. 11: No. 3, Sonnet d'automne
17. Guinevere, Op. 29

CD2
01. Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 1, Sisina
02. Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 2, Parfum exotique
03. Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 3, La priere d'un païen
04. Chansons de Diane, Op. 24: No. 4, La beauté
05. Ophelia, Op. 3
06. Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 1, A Nymph's Passion
07. Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 2, The Message
08. Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 3, To Music, to Becalm his Fever
09. Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 4, Dawn
10. Folksongs from Another World, Op. 25: No. 5, Karolin's Song
11. Songs of Virtue and Loss, Op. 30: No. 1, Survival
12. Songs of Virtue and Loss, Op. 30: No. 2, Patience
13. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 1, Prologue
14. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 2, Satan Speaks
15. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 3, Victory
16. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 4, Night
17. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 5, Alexandrines
18. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 6, Spooks
19. Spirits in Bondage, Op. 40: No. 7, World's Desire