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I Carry Your Heart

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This recital is splendid. Swenson has chosen a program that not only suits her voice perfectly, but that also has its own continuity.

In "Stornello," Swenson coveys a blend of coyness and blatant nonchalance. The Schubert cycle is beautifully done, intimate in tone and wholly appealing. Swenson does an especially lovely job on the Hahn selections: "Si mes vers avaient des ailes" and "L'heure exquise." This is a CD to listen to again and again. A disc to cherish.

'i carry your heart' by soprano Ruth Ann Swenson, accompanied by Warren Jones on piano is an excellent collection of amuse bouche for the ear, as Ms. Swenson covers material by eight different composers writing in four different languages (Italian, French, German, and English). So, this is not a disk you will get if you happen to be a big fan of Reynaldo Hahn or Franz Schubert.

Ms. Swenson's virtuosity throughout is as good or better than her contemporaries. I compared her renditions of her two Hahn songs to a recent release by mezzo-soprano, Susan Graham, and could find nothing upon which to prefer one over the other, except for a preference for the soprano versus the mezzo-soprano range.

I was especially fond of her treatment of the Schubert 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen'. I liked the fine accompaniment by Charles Nedich' clarinet.

Recommended.