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Thomas Hampson, Craig Rutenberg
To The Soul: Thomas Hampson Sings The Poetry Of Walt Whitman

Album US 1997 on EMI Classics label
Spoken Word and Classical (Romantic, Neo-Romantic, Modern, Contemporary, Poetry)

Total Time: 74:49 Recorded: October 1993 and January 1994 London, England ℗ & © 1997 EMI Classics (USA) Made in USA Printed in USA MASTERED BY EMI MFG. [Stamped on Matrix Mirror Ring] The recordings of Thomas Hampson reading "One's Self I Sing", "The Mystic Trumpeter", "I hear it was charged against me" and "Song of myself" are courtesy of the Saint Paul Sunday program produced by Minnesota Public Radio. Saint Paul Sunday is distributed nationwide by PRI, Public Radio International. Track 2. "As Adam Early In The Morning", composed 1957. Track 3. "The Last Invocation", composed 1918-1919. Track 4. "To The Soul", composed 1906-1908. Track 5. "A Clear Midnight", composed 1925. Track 6. "Joy, Shipmate, Joy!", composed 1925. Track 8. "Prayer of Columbus", composed 1993. Track 9. "One Thought Ever At The Fore", composed 1930. Track 10. "As I Watch'd the Ploughman Ploughing", composed before 1928. Track 11. "Sing on there in the Swamp", composed 1944. Track 12. "Look Down Fair Moon," composed 1940. Track 13. "Memories of Lincoln", composed 1920. Track 14. "Look Down Fair Moon", composed 1957. Track 15. "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors", composed c. 1915. Track 16. "Dirge For Two Veterans", composed in orchestral & piano versions 1942-1947. Track 18. "Walt Whitman", composed 1933. Track 19. "Behold the Swarthy Face", composed 199?. Track 20. "We Two", composed 1947. Track 21. "Among the Multitude", composed 1980. Track 22. "Sometimes with One I Love", composed 1957. Track 23. "We Two Boys Together Clinging", composed 1993. Track 24. "That Shadow, My Likeness", composed 1963. Track 25. "To What You Said", composed (orchestral version) 1976, (piano/vocal) 1977. CD is packaged in a standard plastic black-tray jewel case along with a 32 page booklet including notes in English, credits, track listings and full song texts.

     
Musicians
PortraitThomas Hampson voc, *1955 US
baritone vocals, read by, liner notes, co-writer: "walt whitman and song", album by
PortraitCraig Rutenberg p,
piano, album by
Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
liner notes, co-writer: "walt whitman and song"
PortraitWalt Whitman , 1819-1892 US
text by, poetry
Producers
John Kurlander engineer
David Groves producer
Composers
Ned Rorem
Frank Bridge
Charles Villiers Stanford
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Robert Strassburg
Ernst Bacon
Philip Dalmas
Paul Hindemith
Charles Naginski
William H. Neidlinger
Harry T. Burleigh
Kurt Weill
Charles Ives
Gerald Busby
Elinor Remick Warren
Craig Urquhart
Michael Tilson Thomas
Leonard Bernstein
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1One's Self I Sing [Spoken]Thomas Hampson, Craig Rutenberg0:43
2As Adam Early In The MorningThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergNed Rorem1:40
3The Last InvocationThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergFrank Bridge3:04
4To The SoulThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergCharles Villiers Stanford4:02
5A Clear MidnightThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergRalph Vaughan Williams1:51
6Joy, Shipmate, Joy!Thomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergRalph Vaughan Williams1:22
7The Mystic Trumpeter [Spoken]Thomas Hampson, Craig Rutenberg1:20
8Prayer Of ColumbusThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergRobert Strassburg6:38
9One Thought Ever At The ForeThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergErnst Bacon1:30
10As I Watch'd The Ploughman PloughingThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergPhilip Dalmas2:04
11Sing On There In The SwampThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergPaul Hindemith2:11
12Look Down Fair MoonThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergCharles Naginski2:47
13Memories Of LincolnThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergWilliam H. Neidlinger7:36
14Look Down Fair MoonThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergNed Rorem1:21
15Ethiopia Saluting The ColorsThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergHarry T. Burleigh6:32
16Dirge For Two VeteransThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergKurt Weill4:53
17I Hear It Was Charged Against Me [Spoken]Thomas Hampson, Craig Rutenberg0:38
18Walt WhitmanThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergCharles Ives0:51
19Behold This Swarthy FaceThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergGerald Busby1:36
20We TwoThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergElinor Remick Warren2:40
21Among The MultitudeThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergCraig Urquhart2:14
22Sometimes With One I LoveThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergNed Rorem1:30
23We Two Boys Together ClingingThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergMichael Tilson Thomas6:03
24That Shadow, My LikenessThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergNed Rorem1:57
25To What You SaidThomas Hampson, Craig RutenbergLeonard Bernstein5:35
26Song Of Myself [Spoken]Thomas Hampson, Craig Rutenberg2:00
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