This CD is a re-issue of premiere recordings, made by major performers during the years 1950 - 1953, of 23 vocal works by three well-known American composers: Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, and Virgil Thomson. Barber is represented by his well-known Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, exquisite in its harmonies and lyricism and its poetic, nostalgic text by James Agee. This work is rendered in the clear-as-a-bell and honest tones of soprano Eleanor Steber, backed up by the Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra, conducted by ...
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This CD is a re-issue of premiere recordings, made by major performers during the years 1950 - 1953, of 23 vocal works by three well-known American composers: Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, and Virgil Thomson. Barber is represented by his well-known Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, exquisite in its harmonies and lyricism and its poetic, nostalgic text by James Agee. This work is rendered in the clear-as-a-bell and honest tones of soprano Eleanor Steber, backed up by the Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra, conducted by William Strickland in a thoughtful reading. Barber's ten Hermit Songs follow, with their simple settings enhanced by the noble vocals of diva Leontyne Price, accompanied by the composer at the piano. Aaron Copland's Old American Songs (Sets 1 & 2) remove, by subtle rhythmic and harmonic shifts, any maudlin or overly sentimental characteristics that may be in the original traditional tunes, which were taken from campaigns, minstrel shows, religious groups, and children's songs. William...
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Near Fine/Fine. Size: 5x4x0; The flip case has very light wear on the corners and spine ends. The disk is like new. Sony, . Music CD Retail Edition. The disk condition is Fine. The jewel case condition is Near Fine.
