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Composers of the Week: 20th-century American Song

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In the first of five programmes this week on 20th-century American art songs, Brian Morton introduces settings of Walt Whitman - love songs, satires, diaries and memories of the Civil War. Composer Ned Rorem talks about his cycle War Scenes. Ives Walt Whitman
Thomas Hampson (baritone), Craig Rutenberg (piano) Rorem War Scenes
Donald Gramm (bass), Eugene Istomin (piano)
Rorem 0 You Whom I Often and Silently Come
Cynthia Haymon (soprano), Warren Jones (piano) Marder To a Stranger Robert White (tenor),
Samuel Sanders (piano)
Burleigh Ethiopia Saluting the Colours Thomas Hampson (baritone), Craig Rutenberg (piano)
John Adams The Wound Dresser
Sanford Sylvan (baritone), Naoko Tanaka (violin), Chris Gekker (trumpet), Orchestra of St Luke's, conducted by the Composer Producer Svend Brown
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Introduces:
Brian Morton
Unknown:
Walt Whitman
Talks:
Ned Rorem
Unknown:
Ives Walt Whitman
Baritone:
Thomas Hampson
Piano:
Craig Rutenberg
Bass:
Donald Gramm
Piano:
Eugene Istomin
Soprano:
Cynthia Haymon
Piano:
Warren Jones
Tenor:
Robert White
Piano:
Samuel Sanders
Baritone:
Thomas Hampson
Piano:
Craig Rutenberg
Piano:
John Adams
Violin:
Naoko Tanaka
Violin:
Chris Gekker
Producer:
Svend Brown
Source: Radio Times

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