Kathryn Lewek sings Cary Ratcliff
Kathryn Lewek (soprano), Cary Ratcliff (piano)
Ms. Lewek handles Ratcliff's mercurial vocal lines deftly and with absolute security of pitch in all registers. Her panoply of tone colors includes throaty richness, wistful breathiness, playful...
Kathryn Lewek sings Cary Ratcliff
Kathryn Lewek (soprano), Cary Ratcliff (piano)
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Ms. Lewek handles Ratcliff's mercurial vocal lines deftly and with absolute security of pitch in all registers. Her panoply of tone colors includes throaty richness, wistful breathiness, playful...
About
Cary Ratcliff, a native of California, studied composition and piano at the Eastman School of Music. He says in his notes that, “Accompanying in the voice studio of the late Jan DeGaetani exposed me to depth of interpretation and commitment to the artsong tradition that plays in my head whenever I write songs.…Composed over the years for many singers and occasions, my solo songs vary widely, but Katie [Kathryn Lewek] has taken on the lion’s share of them and unified them under her wide-ranging and vibrant artistry.”
Contents and tracklist
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff, Richard Killmer
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff, Richard Killmer
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Allyn Van Dusen
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
- Kathryn Lewek, Cary Ratcliff
Awards and reviews
Ms. Lewek handles Ratcliff's mercurial vocal lines deftly and with absolute security of pitch in all registers. Her panoply of tone colors includes throaty richness, wistful breathiness, playful lightness.
It is remarkable to me that it has taken this long for a full commercial release of [Cary Ratcliff's] work to appear; this Albany disc is both long overdue and exceptionally welcome. Ratcliff is a superb composer, a writer of deeply expressive and very beautiful music. ...if one is at all interested in beaugiful American art songs, this is a release worth obtaining
