In Reply to: Fleming's New "Knoxville, Summer of 1915" Doesn't displace Upshaw, IMHO posted by jdaniel@jps.net on January 7, 2017 at 11:35:51:
I don't like Fleming's recording either. My favorite is Leontyne Price, Thomas Schippers, New Philharmonia. Second choice is Roberta Alexander, with Edo de Waart and a Dutch orchestra. Upshaw's voice just doesn't soar and lacks the floated pianissimo singing (e.g., "...one blue dew") that I want to hear in this music.Alexander is IMO a grossly under-appreciated singer. Her discs of Barber and Ives songs are top-notch.
Edits: 01/08/17
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- RE: Fleming's New "Knoxville, Summer of 1915" Doesn't displace Upshaw, IMHO - pbarach 15:29:44 01/07/17 (1)
- I had that Alexander CD, namely for the 3 orchestrated songs--gems. - jdaniel@jps.net 15:50:38 01/07/17 (0)