Previn A Brief Encounter
Houston Grand Opera Futral Gunn
Previn A Brief Encounter
Houston Grand Opera Futral Gunn
Catalogue # 4779351
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Previn: Brief Encounter
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Elizabeth Futral (Laura Jesson), Nathan Gunn (Alec Harvey), Kim\nJosephson (Fred Jesson)
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Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers
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CD - 2 discs
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The lengthy list of André Previn’s talents includes composition.\nBrief Encounter, his second opera, is a compassionate, exquisitely\ntouching study of emotional infidelity. This release was recorded\nlive at the opera’s world premiere in 2009.
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Based on the screenplay by Noël Coward (that became a memorable\nfilm directed by David Lean and starring Trevor Howard and Celia\nJohnson), Brief Encounter stars Elizabeth Futral and Nathan Gunn as\nlovers whose innate morality makes their rapturous gratitude for\none another excruciating, since they are already wed to others. Kim\nJosephson is moving as Laura’s bewildered husband; Patrick Summers\nconducts with his customary intelligence.
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“Mr. Previn’s lush, tonal score supplies a new dimension to\nthis tale, giving a voice to the yearnings of Laura, the ordinary\nwoman who is suddenly catapulted into extraordinary feelings”.\nThe Wall Street Journal
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Previn turns 82 on April 6, 2011. Brief Encounter’s release on\nDeutsche Grammophon’s iconic 20/21 series is the label’s birthday\nsalute to this uncommon musician.
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