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Samuel Barber

Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953

  • CD
  • Sony ClassicalMHK 60899
  • 1999
  • US
  • Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953 (Digifile, Samuel Barber , Aaron Copland , Virgil Thomson)

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Samuel Barber , Aaron Copland , Virgil Thomson - Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953
CD - Samuel Barber , Aaron Copland , Virgil Thomson - Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953 - Digifile
CD - Samuel Barber , Aaron Copland , Virgil Thomson - Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953 - Digifile

Modern American Vocal Works: Premiere Recordings 1950-1953 (Digifile, Samuel Barber , Aaron Copland , Virgil Thomson)

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(Compilation Mono) 'Track 1: Recorded November 7, 1950.
Tracks 2 to 11: Recorded November 19, 1954.
Tracks 12 to 16: Recorded August 16, 1951.
Tracks 17 to 21: Recorded August 18, 1953. Previously unreleased.
Track 22: Recorded April 17, 1951.
Track 23: Recorded May 11, 1951.

Recording Location: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.

Original Recordings Issued as:
Track 1: Columbia Masterworks ML 2174.
Tracks 2 to 11: Columbia Masterworks ML 4988.
Tracks 12 to 16: Columbia Masterworks ML 2206.
Tracks 22 to 23: Columbia Masterworks ML 4491.
'[discogs]

1
Old American Songs (Set 2)
1
Hermit Songs, Op. 29
1
Old American Songs (Set 1)
1
Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op. 24
14:07
1
-
2
I. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
01:32
3
II. Church Bell At Night
00:58
4
III. St. Ita's Vision
03:06
5
IV. The Heavenly Banquet
01:16
6
V. The Crucifixion
01:57
7
VI. Sea-Snatch
00:40
8
VII. Promiscuity
00:42
9
VIII. The Monk And His Cat
02:18
10
IX. The Praises Of God
00:53
11
X. The Desire For Hermitage
03:19
12
The Boatmen's Dance (Minstrel Song, 1843)
03:31
13
The Dodger (Campaign Song)
02:11
14
Long Time Ago (Ballad)
03:12
15
Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)
01:35
16
I Bought Me A Cat (Children's Song)
02:11
17
The Little Horses (Lullaby)
02:55
18
Zion's Walls (Revivalist Song)
02:01
19
The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American Ballad)
03:34
20
At The River (Hymn Tune)
03:05
21
Ching-A-Ring Chaw
01:31
22
Stabat Mater
05:31
23
Captials, Capitals
17:07
Baritone Vocals
Joseph James
Bass Vocals
William C. Smith
Cello
Claus Adam
Composed By
Aaron Copland
Conductor
William Strickland
Edited By [Reissue]
Andreas K. Meyer
Ensemble
New Music String Quartet
Executive Producer [Senior]
Thomas Frost
Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jennie Tourel
Mixed By [Reissue]
Ellen Fitton
Orchestra
Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Piano
Aaron Copland
Producer [Original Recordings]
David Oppenheim
Reissue Producer
Louise De La Fuente
Soprano Vocals
Eleanor Steber
Tenor Vocals
Clyde S. Turner
Viola
Walter Trampler
Violin
Broadus Erle
Words By
Gertrude Stein
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