Songs of America II: Wondrous Free

~ Release by Thomas Hampson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free
lyricist:
Thomas Parnell (Irish poet)
composer:
Francis Hopkinson (in 1759)
Francis Hopkinson1:28
2A Simple Song
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Mass: I. Devotions before Mass, No. 2. Hymn and Psalm: “A Simple Song”
additional lyricist:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971) and Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer) (in 1971)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1971)
premiered at:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1971-09-08)
part of:
Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers
Leonard Bernstein4:32
3Songs My Mother Taught Me
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Songs My Mother Taught Me, S. 361
lyricist:
Adolf Heyduk
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer) (in 1895)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 361)
Charles Ives2:16
4A Time for Farewell
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
A Time for Farewell
lyricist:
Cleo Laine
composer:
Jay Ungar (in 1982)
Jay Ungar2:55
5Shendandoah
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
arranger:
Stephen White (classical composer)
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
Stephen White2:48
6God Be in My Heart
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
God Be in My Heart
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elinor Remick Warren (in 1950)
Elinor Remick Warren2:05
7Looking Glass River
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Looking Glass River
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
John Alden Carpenter (American composer) (in 1909)
John Alden Carpenter2:28
8At Even
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
At Even
lyricist:
Thomas S. Jones, Jr. (poet)
composer:
Elinor Remick Warren (in 1930)
Elinor Remick Warren2:12
9Richard Cory
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Richard Cory (John Woods Duke composition)
lyricist:
Edwin Arlington Robinson
composer:
John Woods Duke (American composer) (in 1945)
is based on:
Richard Cory (Edwin Arlington Robinson poem)
John Woods Duke2:43
10Miniver Cheevy
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Miniver Cheevy
lyricist:
Edwin Arlington Robinson
composer:
John Woods Duke (American composer) (in 1948)
John Woods Duke5:38
11Luke Havergal
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Luke Havergal
lyricist:
Edwin Arlington Robinson
composer:
John Woods Duke (American composer) (in 1948)
John Woods Duke4:39
12Grief
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Grief
composed in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
lyricist:
LeRoy V. Brant
composer:
William Grant Still (American composer) (in 1953)
William Grant Still2:22
13Blue Mountain Ballads: Heavenly Grass
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Blue Mountain Ballads: No. 1. Heavenly Grass
lyricist:
Tennessee Williams
composer:
Paul Bowles (Morocco-based American composer and writer) (in 1946)
part of:
Blue Mountain Ballads
Paul Bowles2:32
14Blue Mountain Ballads: Lonesome Man
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Blue Mountain Ballads: No. 2. Lonesome Man
lyricist:
Tennessee Williams
composer:
Paul Bowles (Morocco-based American composer and writer) (in 1946)
part of:
Blue Mountain Ballads
Paul Bowles1:23
15Blue Mountain Ballads: Cabin
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Blue Mountain Ballads: No. 3. Cabin
lyricist:
Tennessee Williams
composer:
Paul Bowles (Morocco-based American composer and writer) (in 1946)
part of:
Blue Mountain Ballads
Paul Bowles1:45
16Blue Mountain Ballads: Sugar in the Cane
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Blue Mountain Ballads: No. 4. Sugar in the Cane
lyricist:
Tennessee Williams
composer:
Paul Bowles (Morocco-based American composer and writer) (in 1946)
part of:
Blue Mountain Ballads
Paul Bowles1:37
17In Flanders Fields
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
In Flanders Fields, S. 277
lyricist:
John McCrae (poet) (on 1915-12-08)
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer) (in 1917)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 277)
is based on:
In Flanders Fields
Charles Ives2:18
18General Booth Enters Into Heaven
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
General Booth Enters Into Heaven
lyricist:
Vachel Lindsay (on 1913-03-13)
composer:
Sidney Homer (in 1926)
Sidney Homer5:20
19The Sea
piano:
Wolfram Rieger
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
The Sea
lyricist:
William Dean Howells
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1893)
Edward MacDowell2:19
20Nelly Was a Lady
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Nelly Was a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1849)
Stephen Foster3:53
21Hard Times
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1855)
Stephen Foster4:34
22Memories
piano:
Craig Rutenberg (pianist, vocal accompanist, coach and teacher)
vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
recording of:
Memories, S. 297
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ives (American composer) (in 1897)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 297)
Charles Ives2:35

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