Virgie Rainey–Two Narratives for Soprano, Mezzo and Piano

Judith Lang Zaimont’s album Pure Colors gives her listeners a chance to understand what synesthesia feels like. Each piece on this compilation has a different quality, showing all the colors on her palate. A stand out is her composition, Virgie Rainey–Two Narratives for Soprano, Mezzo and Piano, which sounds like a cross between an opera and a Broadway musical, combining virtuosic singing with a light, narrative sound. A multitude of skilled performers extract all the color possible from her written pages.

—AR