Lori Laitman - Living in the Body: Songs of Lori Laitman

Lori Laitman is one of America's leading vocal composers. These 49 songs were composed between 1997 and 2017 to texts by celebrated poets including Elizabeth Bishop, Paul Celan, Dana Gioia, David Mason, Sylvia Plath, and Joyce Sutphen, on topics that range from the profound emotional impact of the Holocaust, to humorous truths of everyday life, and the comedy and tenderness of childhood. The recording also includes two instrumental pieces for saxophone and piano. This stunning program of world premiere recordings is performed by an all-star cast that includes the composer herself.

Disc 1:
1) Illumination ()
2) Joy of Uncreating ()
3) Morning Song ()
4) The Rival ()
5) Kindness ()
6) Balloons ()
7) A Brown Girl Dead ()
8) Incident ()
9) Tableau ()
10) And I Will Bring Them ()
11) Full Moon ()
12) Light Hearted William ()
13) Burning the Woods of My Childhood ()
14) Living in the Body ()
15) Not for Burning ()
16) Lost at Table ()
17) Bring On the Rain ()
18) Crossroads ()
19) Todesfuge (Death Fugue) ()
20) 'Tis Philosophy ()
21) On Meeting Again ()
22) Lovely in His Bones ()
23) This Morning ()
24) Second Date ()
25) July, 95 Degrees ()
26) Dear Future Roommate ()
27) What You Wanted ()

Disc 2:
1) I Am in Need of Music ()
2) On the Green Trail ()
3) Looking at My Hands ()
4) Small Night Song from Oneonta ()
5) Journey ()
6) My Hand Forever ()
7) A Blessing ()
8) A Birth ()
9) The War God's Horse Song ()
10) Two Horses Playing in the Orchard ()
11) The Act ()
12) The Silver Swan ()
13) On a Photograph ()
14) The Man Who Lied ()
15) Sarong Song ()
16) Aubade ()
17) Night Song ()
18) The Soul Fox ()
19) Lullaby ()
20) Avocado and Goat's Cheese ()
21) When You Have to Make a Poo ()
22) Sometimes You Get a Boo-boo ()
23) Please and Thank You ()
24) You Leave Me Bent ()