Notes and Editorial Reviews
Composer Bruce Adolphe writes: "The first time I heard Laurie Rubin sing, I was so impressed by the beauty of her voice and her compelling artistry that I invited her to join me in a family concert about the moon for The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. After that concert, I knew that I wanted to have an ongoing musical partnership with Laurie, so I asked her if she would write a poem for me to set to music, for her to sing. I asked Laurie if she would consider writing it about her experiences as a blind person. Laurie was immediately enthusiastic and set to work. The resulting poem, Do You Dream in Color?, is both a personal memoire and a celebration of the human spirit: an emotional, probing dramatic text that explores the nature
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of blindness and of human perception." Laurie Rubin's remarkable debut disc includes songs sung in four languages. She sings in English, Spanish, French, accompanied by the excellent Marija Stroke, and completes her recital in Hebrew, performing with brilliant composer/pianist Noam Sivan. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Do you Dream in Color? by Bruce Adolphe
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: 21st Century
Written: USA
2.
Serranilla by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Spain
3.
Cançión del grumete by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
4.
Cantiga "Muy graciosa es la doncella" by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
5.
Soneta by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
6.
Barcarola by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
7.
Esta niña se lleva la flor by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
8.
Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise": no 2, En sourdine by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; France
9.
Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1879; France
10.
Clair de lune, Op. 46 no 2 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; France
11.
Nell, Op. 18 no 1 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Marija Stroke (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; France
12.
In the Mountains of Jerusalem by Noam Sivan
Performer:
Laurie Rubin (Mezzo Soprano),
Noam Sivan (Piano)
Period: 21st Century
Written: Israel
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