Reviews: "Zaimont is clearly
a composer of the first rank and her music deserves the widest circulation...A
wide range of moods is also tellingly delineated here; there is much variety
of atmosphere from song to song and cycle to cycle, and Zaimont clearly
possesses a keen sense of characterization, pacing, and drama. Best of
all, each cycle inhabits its own distinct emotional world ... Zaimont
invariably composes excellently for both voices and instruments."
The Music Connoisseur. * Greyed Sonnets:
"A very moving cycle to women poets."
The New York Times.*
Chansons Nobles et Sentimentales: "Haunting settings of delicate
verses" Stereo Review.
* "...vocal line of great beauty and lyricism supported
and enhanced by the piano part...An important contribution to American
song literature." American Music.*
Songs of Innocence: "Showed great depth and feeling."
Memphis Press-Scimitar.
* Two Songs for Soprano and Harp: "The harp writing
is substantial, varied, sonorous, and idiomatic without clichés;
the vocal lines are gracious and expressive, with a relaxed and accurate
treatment of text prosody." Perspectives of
New Music. * The Magic World: "Exhilarating
and sometimes spectacular replication of the Indian's spirit and creed
his flower songs, his ghost dance, his storm song stamping a whirlwind,
lightnings, thunder and great rains, his mystic, destructive spells."
Deseret News (Utah).
* "This is a piece of considerable poetic
and incantatory power." Ovation.
Recording: Digitally remastered by Marnie
Hall from analog tapes originally released on LP: Chansons Nobles
et Sentimentales, Leonarda #LPI 101 (©1979), sound recordist
David Barnes. Two Songs for Soprano and Harp, Leonarda #LPI 106
(© 1980), sound recordist John Kilgore. The Magic World, Leonarda
#LPI 116 (© 1983), sound recordist Malcolm Addey. Greyed Sonnets
and Songs of Innocence, Golden Crest #ATH-5051 (© 1977),
sound recordist Gale Greenhouse. ADD. Support: This
recording is made possible with public funds from The New York State Council
on the Arts, a state agency. Music Publishers: Greyed
Sonnets, Chansons Nobles et Sentimentales, and The Magic World:
Sounds Alive! Two Songs for Soprano Harp: Lyra Music. Songs
of Innocence is available through the Fleischer Collection. Cover
Art: © Gary Zaimont, 1998. Graphic Design:
Marnie Hall © Leonarda Productions, Inc., 1998. All rights
reserved.
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