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Jay Vilnai, MIVOS Quartet & Gelsey Bell : Shakespeare Songs
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Contemporary settings to the most famous words in the world, inspired by everything from chant, cabaret, avant-garde, and more...
Genre: Classical: Art songs
Release Date: 2011
Shakespeare Songs
Jay Vilnai, MIVOS Quartet & Gelsey Bell
Record Label: Jay Vilnai / Gelsey Bell / MIVOS Quartet
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Mourning Song from 'Cymbeline' 5:22 Album Only
2. To Dream Again 3:57 Album Only
3. Sigh No More 5:09 Album Only
4. Behind the Door 5:21 Album Only
5. I Have Drunk and Seen the Spider 1:08 Album Only
6. Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain 3:22 Album Only
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Album Notes

As someone who is been interested in Shakespeare and in music for as long as I can remember, it was only a matter of time until I combine the two. 'Shakespeare Songs' pays humble homage to the English language's most famous author by setting his words to a broad range of musical styles and techniques, and by using NYC's most vibrant young musicians to bring them to life. The end result is be a CD that is a unique snapshot of the music scene today, bringing together versatile musicians and diverse musical styles around the words that still move millions every year for the past four centuries.

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REVIEWS

Dark Otherworldly Intensity
author: Lucid Culture
                            
Vilnai’s arrangements are strikingly terse and economical, not to mention memorable – indie classical doesn’t get any better than this. [full review at http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/jay-2/]
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