Joyce DiDonato - EDEN (Vinyl)

Vinyl LP pressing. "Eden is an invitation to return to our roots. It is an overture to engage with the sheer perfection of the world around us, to consider if we are connecting as profoundly as we can to the pure essence of our being. It is a clarion call to contemplate if our collective suffering isn't perhaps linked to the aching separation from something primal within and around us. This is a vivid musical exploration through the centuries to remember and to create a new Eden from within." - Joyce DiDonato

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Unanswered Question
2. The First Morning of the World
3. Rückert-Lieder: No. 2, "Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!"
4. Ozio Regio, Op. 7: No. 24, Sinfonia terza a cinque stromenti
5. Scherzi e canzone, Op. 5: No. 3, Con le stelle in ciel che mai
6. Adamo ed Eva, Pt. 2: "Toglierò le sponde al mare"
7. 8 Poems of Emily Dickinson: No. 1, Nature, the Gentlest Mother
8. Sonata enharmonica in G Minor
9. La Calisto, Act 1: "Piante ombrose"
10. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Danza degli spettri e delle furie
11. Ezio, Wq. 15, Act 3: "Misera, dove son!"
12. Ezio, Wq. 15, Act 3: "Ah! non son io che parlo"

Disc: 2

1. Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 1: "As with Rosy Steps the Morn"
2. Rückert-Lieder: No. 3, "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen"
3. Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Frondi tenere e belle"
4. Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Ombra mai fù"
5. 5 Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme: No. 1, Der Engel
6. 5 Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme: No. 2, Stehe Stehe still!
7. 5 Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme: No. 3, Im Treibhaus
8. 5 Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme: No. 4, Schmerzen
9. 5 Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme: No. 5, Träume