★ 美國最負盛名的女性作曲家，晚年銷毀所有作品，只留下彌足珍貴的藝術歌曲。

★ 原創且具有清新氣息之歌謠，充分表現出充滿磁性、盪氣迴腸的男高音美聲！

瑪格麗特．路斯芬．蘭是美國第一位受大樂團青睞、能與其合作的女性作曲家，生於音樂世家的她，曾赴慕尼黑學習鋼琴與作曲，與德弗札克、李斯特、華格納等名家均有來往，後來回到美國，也對當地的樂壇產生了深遠的影響。本專輯由由致力研究蘭的男高音 Donald George 與女鋼琴家 Lucy Mauro 合作，演唱多首受到晚期浪漫主義影響的作品，在透明的錄音中，傳達出人聲最美麗的境界。

曲目：

Ojalá (1889) [1:47]
My Lady Jacqueminot (1889) [1:34]
Ghosts (1889) [1:00]
Deserted (1890) [1:49]
'The Jade Flute' (no.1 from: Three Songs, op.6 (1891)) [1:42]
'A Poet Gazes on the Moon' (no.3 from: Three Songs of the East, op.8) [2:53]
'The Sky Ship' (no.3 from: Four Songs, op.9 (1892)) [1:23]
'Betrayed' (no.4 from: Four Songs, op.9 (1892)) [2:32]
Irish Love Song, op.22 (1895) [2:24]
Summer Noon (no.4 from: Six Songs, op.37 (1902)) [1:36]
'Morning' (no.4 from: [8] Songs for Lovers of Children, op.39) [0:50]
'Evening' (no.5 from: [8] Songs for Lovers of Children, op.39) [1:26]
'The Sandman' (no.6 from: [8] Songs for Lovers of Children, op.39) [2:44]
'Love is Everywhere' (no.4 from: Four Songs, op.40 (?1903)) [2:59]
[7 Songs] (from: Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, op.42 (1905) and More Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, op.43 (1907)) [10:11]
'A Song of the Spanish Gypsies' (no.2 from: Four Songs, op.50) [1:20]
'Snowflakes' (no.3 from: Four Songs, op.50) [3:16]
'Chimes' (no.2 from: Two Songs, op.54 (1914)) [2:17]