Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra, Rob Fisher - Gordon/Campbell: Rappahannock County (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Rappahannock County, Pt. 1: Trio. Sanctified by God-A Noble Institution-States' Rights (Live)
02. Rappahannock County, Pt. 1: Recitative. Farewell, Old Dominion (Live)
03. Rappahannock County, Pt. 1: Mine (Live)
04. Rappahannock County, Pt. 1: Farewell, Old Dominion (Live)
05. Rappahannock County, Pt. 1: Victory at Manassas (Live)
06. Rappahannock County: Interlude No. 1 (Live)
07. Rappahannock County, Pt. 2: Being Small (Live)
08. Rappahannock County, Pt. 2: Making Maps (Live)
09. Rappahannock County, Pt. 2: I Seen Snow (Live)
10. Rappahannock County, Pt. 2: Rappahannock (Live)
11. Rappahannock County, Pt. 3: I Listen (Live)
12. Rappahannock County, Pt. 3: Bound to Be (Live)
13. Rappahannock County, Pt. 3: All I Ever Known (Live)
14. Rappahannock County, Pt. 3: The Good Death (Live)
15. Rappahannock County: Interlude No. 2 (Live)
16. Rappahannock County, Pt. 4: In Their Eyes (Live)
17. Rappahannock County, Pt. 4: A Fine Solution (Live)
18. Rappahannock County, Pt. 4: Hallie-Ann (Live)
19. Rappahannock County, Pt. 4: For Love of Country (Live)
20. Rappahannock County, Pt. 4: I Walk Away (Live)

CD2
01. Rappahannock County: Interlude No. 3 (Live)
02. Rappahannock County, Pt. 5: This Was Our House (Live)
03. Rappahannock County, Pt. 5: Jumping the Broom (Live)
04. Rappahannock County, Pt. 5: Finale. April Will Return Again (Live)
05. Late Afternoon: I. Otherwise (Live)
06. Late Afternoon: II. Willi, Home (Live)
07. Late Afternoon: III. "X" (Live)
08. Late Afternoon: IV. Just Now (Live)
09. Late Afternoon: V. What the Living Do (Live)
10. Late Afternoon: VI. Let Evening Come (Live)


Inspired by diaries, letters, and personal accounts from the 1860s, Rappahannock County is a music-theatre work which movingly and dramatically commemorates the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. The location of the Rappahannock River as a border between north and south is a metaphor for the region’s many conflicts. Performed by a cast of five singers who play over 30 rôles, the piece brings this dramatic historical period to life in songs which express the devastating impact of the Civil War on all of the people who endured it. Ricky Ian Gordon’s music has been described as ‘caviar for a world gorging on pizza’ (The New York Times), and Rappahannock County has been commended for its ‘effusiveness and accessibility’ by The Washington Post.

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