The Rogue & The Romantic

The Rogue & The Romantic

On this CD:

1. Sea Fever
Composed by Mark Andrews
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

2. The Enchantress, operetta To The Land Of My Own Romance
Composed by Victor Herbert
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

3. Song Of The Forge
Composed by Arthur Foote
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

4. Shenandoah, folk song
Composed by American Traditional
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

5. Rolling Down to Rio for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Edward German
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

6. Sylvia for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Oley Speaks
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

7. Tradewinds, for voice & piano
Composed by Frederick Keel
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

8. The Rogue Song (adapted from Lehár)
Composed by Herbert Stolhart
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

9. Song is you, The
Composed by Jerome Kern
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

10. The Vagabond King, operetta
Composed by Rudolf Friml
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

11. So in Love (from Kiss Me Kate)
Composed by Cole Porter
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

12. A Son Of The Desert I Am
Composed by Donald Phillips
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

13. If I Could Tell You
Composed by Idabelle Firestone
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

14. My Lady Walks In Loveliness
Composed by Ernest Charles
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

15. Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride
Composed by Geoffrey O'Hara
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

16. Beautiful Dreamer for voice & piano
Composed by Stephen Foster
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

17. You And The Night And The Music
Composed by Arthur Schwartz
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

18. The Jolly Roger, for baritone & orchestra
Composed by R. Richie Robertson
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

19. The Desert Song, operetta The Desert Song
Composed by Sigmund Romberg
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

20. Roadways, for baritone & orchestra (or piano)
Composed by John Densmore
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

21. The Girl of the Golden West, film score Who Are We To Say?
Composed by Sigmund Romberg
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

22. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
Composed by Sigmund Romberg
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

23. When I Have Sung My Songs for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Ernest Charles
Performed by Steven Rainbolt

Editorial Reviews
Classical Singer, April 2001
Compelling . . . Rainbolt's warm baritone is well suited for the songs . . . . Rainbolt weaves his . . . spell . . . with tenderness, swagger and charm. . . .

From the Artist
Essentially romantic, these songs express thoughts, ideals, and feelings of a world long past, a world infinitely different from the fast-paced life of today. Bravura songs evoke the romantic ideals and spirit of the rough and ready explorer, the carefree rogue, the wandering vagabond; while slowpaced songs bespeak the hardy seafarer's kinship with nature and his sense of melancholy and longing. Lyrical love songs, on the other hand, present ardent emotions and thoughts with melodic beauty.

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Album Description
This is a recording of twenty-three romantic vintage songs from the concert hall and musical theater which were immensely popular with American audiences from the late nineteenth century through the l940s and were associated with the well-known baritones of their time such as Lawrence Tibbett and Nelson Eddy. These are songs of love, the sea, adventure!

The songs in this collection are sung by Steven Rainbolt, baritone, expertly accompanied by Robert Muckenfuss, piano. The vintage bravura and love songs in this recording showcase the vibrant warmth and rich timbre of Steven Rainbolt's robust baritone singing. Here he has invested songs of a bygone American era with an insightfully expressive understanding of the lyrics. His performance is at once stirring and beautiful, creating music that lingers in the mind to please heart and soul long after listening.

The Rogue & The Romantic

The Rogue & The Romantic, Music, Steven Rainbolt, Mark Andrews, Ernest Charles, John Densmore, Idabelle Firestone, Arthur Foote, Stephen Foster, Rudolf Friml, Edward German, Victor Herbert, Frederick Keel, Jerome Kern, Geoffrey O'Hara, Donald Phillips, Cole Porter, R. Richie Robertson, Sigmund Romberg, Arthur Schwartz, Oley Speaks, Herbert Stothart, American Traditional, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, American Operetta, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Music, Film, Film Music, Folk Song, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Nostalgia, Opera, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Vocal, Vocal Music

The Rogue & The Romantic

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