American Songbook: The American Music Collection, Vol. III

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1A Little Bit in Love
piano:
Steven Blier
soprano vocals:
Judy Kaye
recording of:
Wonderful Town: Act I. A Little Bit in Love
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
part of:
Wonderful Town
Leonard Bernstein4:10
2Yankee Doodle Rhythm
piano:
Steven Blier
baritone vocals:
William Sharp (baritone)
recording of:
Yankee Doodle Rhythm (from the 1927 version of Strike Up the Band)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
George Gershwin3:26
3I Wish It So
piano:
Steven Blier
soprano vocals:
Karen Holvik
recording of:
I Wish It So
composer:
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein4:57
4Nurse’s Song
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Joan Morris
orchestra:
American Music Theatre Festival Orchestra (of the theatre organization AMTF, now known as Prince Music Theatre)
conductor:
Michael Barrett (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Songs of Innocence, Part II: Nurse's Song
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
William Bolcom (composer)
part of:
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
William Bolcom2:22
5My Ship
piano:
Robert Kapilow
soprano vocals:
Angelina Réaux (US soprano)
recording of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Lady in the Dark: Act II. Childhood Dream
Kurt Weill3:32
6Never Give Anything Away
piano:
Cole Porter (composer)
vocals:
Cole Porter (composer)
recording of:
Never Give Anything Away (from Can-Can)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
Cole Porter7:35
7Sonnets from the Portuguese (I thought once how Theocritus had sung)
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano)
orchestra:
members of the Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Joel Revzen
recording of:
Sonnets From the Portuguese: I. I Thought Once how Theocritus Had Sung
lyricist:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
composer:
Libby Larsen
part of:
Sonnets From the Portuguese (composed by Libby Larsen, set to Elizabeth Barrett Browning's ca. 1845 work of the same title)
Libby Larsen1:51
8Boatmen’s Dance
choir vocals:
National Gallery Vocal Arts Ensemble
recording of:
Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 1, The Boatmen's Dance
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Old American Songs, Set 1
Aaron Copland2:39
9Singing Joyfully
piano:
Kimberly Schmidt (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susanne Mentzer (mezzo soprano)
soprano vocals:
Sunny Joy Langton (soprano)
recording of:
Singing Joyfully
composer:
Mrs. H.H.A. Beach (composer/pianist)
Mrs. H.H.A. Beach1:42
10Calvary
piano:
Vivian Taylor (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Robert Honeysucker (baritone)
recording of:
Calvary
composer:
Betty Jackson King
Betty Jackson King4:07
11Oh, de Lawd Shake de Heavens / Leavin’ fo’ de Promis’ Lan’
piano:
Steven Blier
soprano vocals:
Judy Kaye
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “Headin’ for the Promis’ Lan’”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. “Oh, de Lawd shake de heavens” – “One of dese mornings you goin’ to rise up singin’”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV
George Gershwin4:37
12Storyette
piano:
Michael Barrett (conductor and pianist)
baritone vocals:
William Sharp (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Judy Kaye
recording of:
Songfest: VII. Storyette H. M.
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1977)
part of:
Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein2:32
13Monday Morning Blues
piano:
Steven Blier
baritone vocals:
William Sharp (baritone)
recording of:
Monday Morning Blues
composer:
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein2:43
14He Loves and She Loves
piano:
Steven Blier
soprano vocals:
Judy Kaye
recording of:
He Loves and She Loves
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin4:03
15Mists
soprano vocals:
Karen Lykes
orchestra:
Detroit Chamber Winds
recording of:
Mists, S. 15/i (Orchestrated version of song)
composer:
Charles Ives (composer)
arrangement of:
Mists, S. 301
part of:
Set no. 6, S. 15 "From the Side Hill"
Charles Ives1:48
16At Dieppe (Requies)
piano:
Myron Romanul
soprano vocals:
Susan Narucki (soprano)
recording of:
At Dieppe (Requies)
composer:
John Joseph Becker
John J. Becker2:34
17The Side Show
choir vocals:
National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble
recording of:
The Side Show, S. 348
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ives (composer) (in 1921)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 348)
Charles Ives0:28
18There Is a Lane
choir vocals:
National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble
recording of:
There Is a Lane, S. 370
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ives (composer) (in 1902)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 370)
Charles Ives1:02
19Dream With Me
piano:
Steven Blier (in 1989-09)
soprano vocals:
Judy Kaye
recorded at:
Master Sound Astoria in Astoria, New York, New York, United States (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Dream With Me (duet for voice and piano with cello obbligato) (in 1989-09)
lyricist:
Leonard Bernstein
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1944)
Leonard Bernstein4:23

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ASIN:US: B000001SJ9 [info]