Rorem: Poems of Love and the Rain; Second Piano Sonata
Liner Notes   Cat. No. NWCRL202     Release Date: 2010-07-01

Regina Sarfaty, mezzo soprano; Ned Rorem, piano; Julius Katchen, piano

Looking back over the nearly 15-year span separating the Second Piano Sonata and the Poems of Love and the Rain recorded here, Ned Rorem comments:

"Today, as through a telescope, I see receding the person I once was. With him go these pieces, enough separated in time and space -- both from himself and from each other -- for objective observation. Objective, that is, as a parent's eye can be. As for his ear, it is never disengaged: resemblances and differences are heard only by outsiders. No composer knows his influences: those he is conscious of, he dissimulates; the others glitter terribly for everyone but himself. All he can say of value about his music is how it came to he written."

This title, originally issued as a vinyl LP on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.

We have preserved the original CRI LP catalog number for this title, preceded by the prefix NWCRL, to distinguish previously unavailable back catalog titles from those later reissued by CRI on compact disc.

Regina Sarfaty

Rorem: Poems of Love and the Rain; Second Piano Sonata

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CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print material or jewel case included.
A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
   Liner Notes



Track Listing

Poems of Love and the Rain: I. Prologue - from The Rain
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Poems of Love and the Rain: II. Stop All the Clocks
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Poems of Love and the Rain: III. The Air Is the Only
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Poems of Love and the Rain: IV. Love's Stricken "Why"
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Poems of Love and the Rain: V. The Apparition
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Poems of Love and the Rain: VI. Do I Love You - part I
Ned Rorem
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Poems of Love and the Rain: VII. in the rain
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Poems of Love and the Rain: VIII: Song for Lying in Bed During a Night Rain
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Poems of Love and the Rain: IX. Interlude
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Poems of Love and the Rain: X. Song for Lying in Bed During a Night Rain (conclusion)
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XI. in the rain
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XII. Do I Love You - part II
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XIII. The Apparition
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XIV. Love's Stricken "Why"
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XV. The Air Is the Only
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XVI. Stop All the Clocks
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Poems of Love and the Rain: XVII: Epilogue - from The Rain
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Second Piano Sonata: I. Overture
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Second Piano Sonata: II. Tarantella
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Second Piano Sonata: III. Nocturne
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Second Piano Sonata: IV. Toccata
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