A Few Words about Chekhov: songs and cycles of Dominick Argento <br> BRIDGE 9591The composer Dominick Argento wrote that he would "like for the listener to be reminded of their own humanity. I want an emotional reaction, anywhere from joy to despair something that reminds us that were human." The sets of songs and cycles included in this brilliant recording all speak to this artistic goal and include settings of Olga and Anton Chekhov, Petrarch, Walt Whitman, Walter de la Mare, Alun Lewis, and Argento himself. Mezzo soprano

His reputation as a champion of leading avant-garde composers of the ‘50s and ‘60s is upheld by the treatment

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" - The WholeNote (Canada)

” Honored at the Library of Congress with giving the opening concert of the season

" - BBC Music Magazine

This is altogether one of the most rewarding and significant recordings of 1999

"I am delighted to praise George Crumb’s Metamorphoses as a high point in the history of musical ekphrasis

Rangell takes the listener on a journey that consistently provides superb pianism

A thoroughly enjoyable release

— Göran Forsling

Mark Rimple