20th / 21st Century Song Collections

Lauridsen, Morten. Poem By Rilke Published by Peer Music, New York. Copyright 1995. The work is adapted and arranged from Les Chansons Des Roses, a choral cycle based on poems of Rainer Maria Rilke.

This collection of Argentinean tangos for either high voice or medium-low voice and piano offers a cross section of tango across the ages, from the beginnings through the Gardel era, the golden age and

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) dedicated his "Cien Sonetos de Amor" to his wife, and it remains among the world's most revered collections of love poems. Among these hundred poems is the gorgeous

Also known as the Song of the White Cheese, this song may be performed in German or with an English translation by Michael Feingold. Published here for the first time, this piece was composed in

This volume contains Heitor Villa-Lobos' music for soprano and piano taken from the editions in the Eschig catalog. The original engravings are reproduced, giving musicians a valuable record of how these

Rodrigo's personality and culture are ever present in his vocal songs with guitar. His wife, Victoria, was invaluable to him as she wrote or adapted text as well as provided translations. This album brings

A metaphysical paradox for medium voice, timpani & strings. The works sets words by French poet and philosopher Jean Bies, and from Islamic and Hindu sources. Commissioned for the Chamber Orchestra of

For voice and piano. Contents: I. Er coccodrillo; II. La carita; III. Er gatto e er cane; IV. L'elezzione der presidente 

Nino Rota composed three children's songs in 1935 on poems by Italian poet and children's author Lina Schwarz. Three everyday situations are illuminated from a child's perspective in poetic images: a dreamy

Seven modern French art songs for soprano or mezzo-soprano with piano accompaniment. Contents: Nuit d'Etoiles; Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur; Les Rodeurs de Nuit; Elegie; Au Bord de l'Eau; Les Cloches;

Inspired by Clara Schumann's setting of Heinrich Heine's text in Sie liebten sich beide (Op. 13, No. 2), this modern original setting seeks to maintain the simplicity, structure, clarity and

Leonello Capodaglio's exquisite showpiece for soprano and orchestra is romantic and serene. Available with piano accompaniment or with full orchestration. This lyrical work holds a delicate balance between