Ryan de Ryke, Daniel Schlosberg - Myths and Accidents (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 3 Scenes from Two Soldiers: No. 1, Dark Clouds Above
02. 3 Scenes from Two Soldiers: No. 2, Duo Soliloquy
03. 3 Scenes from Two Soldiers: No. 3, Dream Sequence
04. Myths and Accidents: No. 1, Prologue
05. Myths and Accidents: No. 2, Ballad of the Harp Weaver
06. Myths and Accidents: No. 3, Looking to Euridice
07. All Must End: No. 1, Birth
08. All Must End: No. 2, Eden
09. All Must End: No. 3, The Wind and the Rain
10. All Must End: No. 4, Pontoocuce
11. 3 Sandburg Songs: No. 1, Killers
12. 3 Sandburg Songs: No. 2, Bones
13. 3 Sandburg Songs: No. 3, Rim of a Hat

This new recording from the Diversions label presents a focused showcase of the vocal music of Chicago-based composer Doug Lofstrom. Featuring baritone Ryan de Ryke, soprano Kim Jones, tenor Ryan Townsend Strand, pianist Daniel Schlosberg, and a fantastic session chamber orchestra, the album includes the world premiere recordings of three song cyclesThree Sandburg Songs, All Must End, and Myths and Accidentsas well as the rst recorded excerpts from Lofstroms opera Two Soldiers. The collaboration began in 2014 when Lofstrom met de Ryke and Schlosberg during a guest lecture. Their artistic rapport led to these deeply expressive song cycles, culminating in the revival of Two Soldiersoriginally premiered in 1990 and reimagined in 2020 during the COVID pandemic with updated vocal and orchestral scoring. The opera, a sweeping tale of destiny and survival set in WWII, follows two soldiersone Russian, one Germanthrough a world in upheaval.

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