Flamenco, an expressive song-dance form, has long been associated with the Gitanos.
They have been poured into her expressive songs.
It firms up, reveals little, and is at odds with the expressive songs she sings.
As a rule, the accompaniments are entirely subordinated to the voice, which in the more expressive songs introduces ornaments for emphasizing important words or punctuating poetic lines.
The disc opens with four richly expressive songs from The Fairy Queen and includes two "mad songs": Let the dreadful Engines of Eternal Will and From rosy bow'rs from Don Quixote.
The music of Francesco Tosti was popular at the turn of the 20th century, and is remembered for his light, expressive songs.
The group's efforts to revive ancient Greek music— building on the work of the theorist Girolamo Mei were an important factor in the evolution of monody, expressive solo song with simple chordal accompaniment.
And there's as much magic in one bar of, say, Knussen's Violin Concerto, or any of the songs from his nakedly expressive Requiem: Songs for Sue, or in the glittering piano writing of Ophelia's Last Dance, as there is in the rest of the Mercury shortlist put together.
The best songs of Richard Strauss, like those of Wolf, combine an expressive vocal line with a rich accompaniment, often in alternative versions for piano or orchestra.
