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Songs by Aaron Copland, with soprano Dawn Upshaw, conductor Hugh Wolff, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Reviews
Copland’s Eight Songs of Emily Dickinson comprise one of the finest song cycles by an American composer, and a perfect meeting of minds between poet and composer. Dickinson’s verses and Copland’s music alternate plain-spun honesty and wry humor with sudden, unpredictable bursts of passion and pain and a complete lack of false sentimentality. The Old American Songs are simply a good time and you’ll recognize many of the tunes even if you haven’t remembered the words. Hampson and Upshaw are two of the finest American singers alive, and they perform this music as though they have a proprietary interest in it. A terrific record. –David Hurwitz
Track Listing
1. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): The Boatmen’s Dance
2. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): The Dodger
3. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): Long Time Ago
4. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): Simple Gifts
5. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): I Bought Me A Cat
6. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): The Little Horses
7. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): Zion’s Walls
8. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): The Golden Willow Tree
9. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): At The River
10. Old American Songs (Orchestral Version): Ching-A-Ring Chaw
12. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Nature, The Gentlest Mother
13. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: There Came A Wind Like A Bugle
14. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: The World Feels Dusty
15. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Heart, We Will Forget Him!
16. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Dear March, Come In!
17. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Sleep Is Supposed To Be
18. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: Going To Heaven!
19. Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson: The Chariot
21. Billy The Kid (Selection): Prairie Night
22. Billy The Kid (Seletion): Celebration Dance
