Daytime & Night Songs
Navona, 2019
8/10
Listen to Daytime & Night Songs
A listen where composer Mira J. Spektor draws inspiration from poetry, the vocal work here glides with beauty alongside the graceful instrumentation.
“Sunday Psalm” starts the listen with soothing piano as Sarah Mesko’s mezzo soprano guides us, and “Quiet” follows with a playful delivery from both Mesko and the keys, as Spektor’s 12 year old granddaughter contributes her own words.
Later on, Four Songs On Poems By Ruth Whitman comprises 4 tracks where flutes and cello work together to create a stirring mood, and further down the line Three French Songs offers 3 tracks of French sung piano compositions that are as thought provoking as they are sublime.
Spektor has a lengthy and esteemed career in the arts, and this installment of her work continues her mature, passionate and varied execution that makes Daytime & Night Songs a pleasant companion to anyone with an ear for classical, operatic music.
Travels well with: Katherine Jolly- Preach Sister Preach; Andrea Cheeseman- Somewhere