{"product_id":"barber-griffes-myers-huang-barber-griffes-previn-kande","title":"John Matthew Myers: Barber \u0026 Griffes \u0026 Previn \u0026 Kande - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBarber \u0026amp; Griffes \u0026amp; Previn \u0026amp; Kande\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Matthew Myers\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eAvie\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e822252251227\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2022-05-13\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The star of tenor John Matthew Myers is rapidly in the ascendent. His debut album, Desiderium, coincides with his Metropolitan Opera debut in Brett Dean's Hamlet. Desiderium - \"an ardent desire or longing, a feeling of loss or grief for something lost\" - beautifully showcases Myers' mellifluous voice. His thoughtful program of works by American and American émigré composers opens with Samuel Barber's yearning Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - rarely heard sung by a tenor - and transitions to Charles Griffes' similarly searching settings of 3 Poems of Fiona Macleod, and Andre Previn's 4 Songs for Tenor and Piano. What follows is A Letter from Sullivan Ballou, set to the words of a poignant letter by an American Civil War officer, by John Kander (of Kander and Ebb musical theatre fame). Rounding out the recital are 4 Walt Whitman Songs by German-born composer Kurt Weill, including the classic O Captain! My Captain! John Matthew Myers says, \"Call me a big-hearted Romantic. Each song on this album conveys yearning, separation, loneliness or distance but also a sense of intimacy and longing for connection.\" It certainly does. Desiderium is an auspicious debut album, and one especially attuned to our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Matthew Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39640330371143,"sku":"42578055","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4080190-3144229.jpg?v=1712487922","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/barber-griffes-myers-huang-barber-griffes-previn-kande","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}