Today, May 29, 2022, marks the 50th Anniversary of the death of composer Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972). Margaret Ruthven Lang is probably one the most important women in American music but is much less well known today than her contemporaries like Amy Marcy Beach. Delos has been thrilled to have released four recordings of her…
MusicWeb International critic Göran Forsling reviews Return to Old Ireland: Music of Mary McAuliffe: “Mary McAuliffe was born in Cork and has composed choral and vocal works, instrumental music, film soundtracks and opera. Her music is frequently performed in Ireland, the US and Canada. It is accessible and her Irish roots can easily be discerned,…
Mary McAuliffe’s music is beautiful, accessible, and clearly from the heart. We’ve put together a broad range of works that show many of the most important characteristics of her style: most notably her ability to enhance texts and her distinctive way of combining the modern and medieval – in often poignant and occasionally whimsical manner…
Donald George and Lucy Mauro have cultivated quite the fan in MusicWeb International‘s Margarida Mota-Bull. She’s been following their careers ever since she reviewed their Love Is Everywhere CD, and “was extremely interested when I learned of their latest venture” — Master Singers: “Master Singers: Advice from the Stage rests on the interview concept and…
Delos artists Donald George and Lucy Mauro (DuoDrama) have a new book — Master Singers: Advice from the Stage! The book isn’t just by Delos artists, it also features interviews with Delos artists Lawrence Brownlee, Nicole Cabell, Ewa Podleś, and a foreward by Brian Zeger (Dear Theo)! There is often a dichotomy between the academic…
As we get close to 2015, we’re taking some time to look back on an exciting 2014 filled with fantastic releases! Today we turn to our May release! Make sure to check back here for the rest of the recaps! All the Heart of Me: The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang The late music…
All the Heart of Me: The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang gets a strong feature in Opera News: “Various ensembles and soloists from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York, Potsdam make a strong case for Lang’s sacred and secular choral music, particularly the hymnlike “In Praesepio” and “The Star of…
The newest release of music by Margaret Ruthven Lang, All the Heart of Me: The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang gets a rave review from Amazon.com customer “Guiraud.” “This album gives us insight into the music of American composer Margaret Lang (1867-1972) who unfortunately destroyed most of her music leaving only these works. The…
All The Heart of Me The Choirs, Soloists and Orchestra of The Crane School of Music The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang “… (her music) is so sincere, so true to the underlying thought, that it seems to me to have an unusual chance of interesting attention and stirring emotions increasingly with the years.”…
Nice video courtesy of SUNY-Potsdam of Donald George talking about his and the Crane School of Music’s work to find the music of Margaret Ruthven Lang: Now Available for Download and Streaming! All the Heart of Me The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/137703643″ params=”color=006a50&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Now Available Everywhere — Joseph Weigl: Songs and Arias Josef Weigl: Lieder und Arien Artists: Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano Few are aware that Joseph Weigl (1766-1846) was both an acclaimed conductor and a highly successful composer whose fame – in his day – rivaled that of Cherubini, Rossini, Haydn, and even Beethoven. The…
Joseph Weigl Joseph Weigl was born on March 28, 1766 in Eisenstadt, just south of Vienna. His father served as principal cellist in the Esterházy court orchestra and his mother served as a choral and chamber singer. The great Franz Josef Haydn, long-time Kapellmeister of the Esterházy family, was his godfather; recognizing his precocious talent,…
New Delos release Joseph Weigl: Songs and Arias came together in part because of the Esterházy Estate (Weigl’s birthplace) in Eisenstadt which sponsored a concert series with Donald George and Lucy Mauro. Donald and Lucy have checked in reporting: “The CD release and concert at Esterházy went wonderfully! What a beautiful and inspiring place!” And…
Joseph Weigl: Songs and Arias Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano Few are aware that Joseph Weigl (1766-1846) was both an acclaimed conductor and a highly successful composer whose fame – in his day – rivaled that of Cherubini, Rossini, Haydn, and even Beethoven. The godson of Haydn (who encouraged his talent), Weigl became a…
Komm mit mir! • Come with me! “Music as if from a volcano! Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden must indeed have had a volcanic temperament … whoever heard it won’t forget it anytime soon.” —Petra Diederichs; Rheinische Post, July 3, 2007 Given such enthusiastic critical response to Austrian composer Mathilde von Kralik (1857-1944), as well as…
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