John Greenleaf Whitter: Thoughts as December is With Us
In grammar school, we had to memorize poetry and, standing before the class, recite what we had committed to heart. As I was not a particularly good student, but did have a certain facility for memorization, I would memorize many more poems than my teachers required and eagerly ask to recite them all. This, of […]
Keith Brown Features Frederick Delius “A Village Romeo and Juliet”
Be sure to tune in this Sunday, August 26 from 1:00 – 4:30pm (Eastern US Time) to listen to Keith Brown’s “Sunday Afternoon at the Opera” featuring the works of Frederick Delius on WWUH 91.3 FM in Hartford, Connecticut. You can also listen live online at this link. This will be the eighth time over […]
Music Web International Reviews Vol. 1 of The Complete Delius Songbook
“Mark Stone is rising fast in the ranks of baritones and has been heard in opera on both sides of the Atlantic. He has a powerful and affecting voice and puts a lot of thought into his conception of each song. His stated intention is to record all the Delius songs and this is good […]
American Record Guide Reviews The Delius Songbook
217 Records is proud to support Stone Records‘ The Complete Delius Songbook – Volume 1. American Record Guide November / December 2011 Issue Delius: Songs 1Mark Stone, bar; Stephen Barlow, pStone 80062 – 79 minutes At long last, here is a project to record all of the composer’s songs for voice and piano. It is […]
Frederick Delius Songbook CD: U.S. Release
Read press release online at this link. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 217 Records Contact: Tami Kennedy 207-838-0816 [email protected] Volume One of the Frederick Delius Songbook to be Released in the United States this September ASHFORD, CONNECTICUT (August 22, 2011) – In honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great English composer Frederick Delius […]
Delius Songbook – Volume 1: Now Available
Stone Records’ The Complete Delius Songbook – Volume 1 will be released in the UK on July 18 and is available now on the Stone Records website at this link. This is the first CD in a two-disc series that will comprise the first ever complete recording of the songs of Frederick Delius (1862-1934) for […]
Delius Songbook – Volume 1: Coming in July
Stone Records presents: To DaffodilsMusic by Frederick DeliusWords by Robert HerrickMark Stone – BaritoneStephen Barlow – Piano From the CD The Complete Delius Songbook – Volume 1 which will be released this July by Stone Records. Michael Maglaras of 217 Records is executive producer. This is the first CD in a two-disc series that will […]
Michael Maglaras In Performance: Snow-Bound
In this video, Michael Maglaras reads an excerpt from John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Snow-Bound.” The Library of America calls Michael Maglaras’s reading of this poem “The best recording of Snow-Bound…”. This video excerpt is taken from a full performance of this poem he made at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland, Maine on Sunday, […]
Library of America: “Snow-Bound” The Poem for a Winter Storm
Follow this link to read The Library of America’s blog post about John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Snow-Bound.” The poem for a winter storm! The Library of America calls Michael Maglaras’s reading of this poem “The best recording of Snow-Bound…”. Michael Maglaras recorded this poem in 2007 as part of 217 Records’ Whittier Bicentennial Recording Project. […]
“Barbara Frietchie” read by Michael Maglaras
In this video, Michael Maglaras reads John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Barbara Frietchie.” This performance was recorded before a live audience at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland, Maine on Sunday, December 12, 2010. More about Michael Maglaras, executive producer Terri Templeton and their audio recordings and films can be found at www.two17records.com and www.two17films.com.