Song of America

Thomas Hampson (Composer), Tony Trischka (Composer), Molly Mason (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Harry T. (Henry) Burleigh (Composer), Walter Damrosch (Composer), John Woods Duke (Composer), Stephen Foster (Composer), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (Composer), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Composer), Charles Naginski (Composer), Ned Rorem (Composer), American Traditional (Performer), Elinor Remick Warren (Performer), Kurt Weill (Performer), Haydn Wood (Performer), Michael Parloff (Performer), Jay Ungar (Performer), Armen Guzelimian (Performer), Craig Rutenberg (Performer), David Alpher (Artist), Evan Stover (Artist), Garrison Keillor (Artist), Mark Rust (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: American Traditional, Elinor Remick Warren, Kurt Weill, Haydn Wood, Michael Parloff, et al.
• Composer: Thomas Hampson, Tony Trischka, Molly Mason, Anonymous, Leonard Bernstein, et al.
• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000BGR0TW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,515 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
  • #66 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Folk Songs

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sampling of American singing at its greatest, April 5, 2009

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Santa Fe Listener (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Song of America (Audio CD)

This is a sterling collection of American songs from their chief modern exponent. Only Ben Heppenr's similar recital comes close, and it's limited to Anglo-American sentimental ballads and operetta. Starting with "An Old Song Resung" (1890), the most stunning recital of old-fashioned platform songs since the golden era of Lawrence Tibbett (one of Hampson's heroes), we've had an exemplary album of Stephen Foster and another of modern songs inspired by the poetry of Walt Whitman. These are the sources for the compilation offered here.

This CD has earned harsh reviews here for being a compilation, but it's not marketed as anything else. I, too, wish that there was new material. Yet I would be much sorrier if propsective buyers didn't have a chance to hear in full the three CDs from which this one is drawn. All are indispensable.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yet another compilation, June 12, 2006

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JAD (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Song of America (Audio CD)

I am a huge Tom fan. I go to his concerts and buy all of his CDs. I must say that I have been disappointed by this CD because it's entirely made of old recordings. There's a new photo on the cover, but that's all that is new here. So if you've bought your share of Tom CDs over the years, you want to check out the track info before you guy this one.

Now, Tom has been on tour and I STRONGLY recommend that you go see him next year when he comes through your city.

The other thing really annoying is that on the CD where you'd expect information about the music or the recording co., you instead get a large warning label from the FBI on pirating.

5.0 out of 5 stars Chasing a special song, January 17, 2011

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Donn G. Ziebell "YurArt.com" (Lake Barringtonm IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Song of America (Audio CD)

Listening to classical radio one day I experienced something I heard about us as living souls. That each one of us has a personal programmed emotional response maybe to a color, word, image, or a certain musical melody. Well that happened when one of the songs on this CD was played over the air waves. It unexpectedly brought a flood of tears to my eyes because it was so beautiful, and the words resonated like some powerful national and historical American theme. That song was "Shenandoah" sung by Thomas Hampson's rich voice. I was so overwhelmed that I immediately spent much time tracking down this exact CD and purchased it. And the odd thing is that such a very short song could impact me so much! Remarkable.