Dominik Argento: The Andrée Expedition & From the Diary of Virginia Woolf

Featuring

Brian Mulligan
Timothy Long
Dominick Argento

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Critical Reception

Dominick Argento received the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1975 for his song cycle From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, which is featured on this album.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Dominick Argento's song cycles on this recording demonstrate his flair for setting unusual texts to music, as he believes "all music begins where speech stops."

Composer Biography

Dominick Argento, considered America's preeminent composer of lyric opera, was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1927 and taught at the University of Minnesota until 1997.

Performer Biography

Brian Mulligan, the baritone on this recording, is an American operatic baritone who has performed at the Metropolitan Opera and is particularly drawn to singing contemporary works.

Performer Biography

Timothy Long, the pianist on this recording, is a conductor, coach, and educator who has been on the faculty at The Juilliard School and Yale School of Music, and is one half Muscogee Creek and one half Choctaw.