{"product_id":"rorem-selected-songs","title":"Rorem: Selected Songs - Carole Farley, Ned Rorem","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eUniversally recognized as the greatest American composer of art songs, Ned Rorem’s strengths lie in his uncanny facility with language, his deep understanding of the texts, and his ability to compose fluid, eminently singable vocal lines. Singers favour his evocative music because his songs feel comfortable in the voice. Listeners feel involved because the texts are clear and communicative, their emotions heightened by the music. Composers of diverse schools respect and admire his output because he has kept alive a tradition otherwise relegated mostly to music theatre or popular songs. From among his hundreds of songs, we have put together these selections which include some of Ned Rorem’s own favourites. – Carole Farley\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTracklist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Artist details\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The Waking\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1 The Waking 02:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRoethke, Theodore - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Root Cellar\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2 Root Cellar 02:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e My Papa's Waltz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 3 My Papa's Waltz 01:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e I Strolled Across an Open Field\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 4 I Strolled Across an Open Field 01:12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Memory\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5 Memory 01:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRoethke, Theodore - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Orchids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6 Orchids 01:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The Serpent\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7 The Serpent 01:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Night Crow\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8 Night Crow 01:33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRoethke, Theodore - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Snake\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9 Snake 00:58\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWylie, Elinor - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Little Elegy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 10 Little Elegy 01:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The Nightingale\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 11 The Nightingale 01:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Nantucket\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 12 Nantucket 01:12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePearse, Padriac - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Lullaby of the Woman of the Mountain\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 13 Lullaby of the Woman of the Mountain 02:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBrowning, Robert - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Love in a Life\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 14 Love in a Life 03:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSpenser, Edmund - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e What if Some Little Pain...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 15 What if Some Little Pain... 01:47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBishop, Elizabeth - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Visits to St. Elizabeth's\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 16 Visits to St. Elizabeth's 03:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrost, Robert - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 17 Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening 01:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHopkins, Gerard Manley - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Spring\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 18 Spring 01:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMoss, Howard - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e See How They Love Me\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 19 See How They Love Me 01:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTennyson, Alfred - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20 Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal 02:51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStein, Gertrude - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e I am Rose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 21 I am Rose 00:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Ask Me No More\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 22 Ask Me No More 02:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTennyson, Alfred - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Far-Far-Away\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 23 Far-Far-Away 01:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHillyer, Robert - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Early in the Morning\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 24 Early in the Morning 01:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBible - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Alleluia\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 25 Alleluia 02:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGoodman, Paul - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Such Beauty as Hurts to Behold\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 26 Such Beauty as Hurts to Behold 02:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Sally's Smile\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 27 Sally's Smile 00:48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhitman, Walt - Lyricist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 28 Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night 02:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e O You Whom I Often and Silently Come\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 29 O You Whom I Often and Silently Come 00:25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Full of Life Now\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 30 Full of Life Now 01:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e As Adam Early in the Morning\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 31 As Adam Early in the Morning 01:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRorem, Ned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhitman, Walt - 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