The Moon’s A Gong, Hung in the Wild (Avie)

The Moon is a Gong Hung in the WildAngelika Kirchschlager, the great and beloved Austrian mezzo-soprano, joins the superb Dutch pianist Maurice Lammerts van Bueren for an entire CD of Jake’s songs.

Selections include first-time recordings of songs from The Breaking Waves (2011), as well as the complete Songs to the Moon, selections from Statuesque, Winter Roses, and Folk Song arrangements.

For more information about the compositions on this recording, see THE BREAKING WAVES (2011), SONGS TO THE MOON (1998), STATUESQUE (2005) and WINTER ROSES (2004).

Released by Avie. Available on Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes.

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TRACK LIST:

Selections from Statuesque (2005)
1. Henry Moore: Reclining Figure of Elmwood (4:03)
2. Picasso: Head of a Woman, 1932 (2:01)
3. Winged Victory: We’re Through (5:01)

Songs to the Moon (1998)
4. Once More – To Gloriana 
(2:13)
5. Euclid 
(1:37)
6. The Haughty Snail King 
(3:34)
7. What the Rattlesnake Said 
(2:06)
8. The Moon’s the North-Wind’s Cooky 
(1:28)
9. What the Scarecrow Said 
(2:09)
10. What the Gray-Winged Fairy Said 
(1:34)
11. Yet Gentle Will the Griffin Be (2:33)
12. Looking West – Sweet Light from Winter Roses (2004) (4:14)

Selections from The Breaking Waves (2001)
13. Advent (2:36)
14. Darkness (2:53)
15. Music (3:09)

Folk Songs
16. Barb’ry Allen (1995) (2:54)
17. He’s gone away (1995) (2:33)
18. Danny Boy (1999) (3:19)
19. White in the Moon (1990) (2:38)