Songs of America

Jan DeGaetani (Artist), Samuel Adler (Composer), Milton Babbitt (Composer), Warren Benson (Composer), William Bolcom (Composer), Carrie Jacobs Bond (Composer), Charles Wakefield Cadman (Composer), John Cage (Composer), Elliott Carter (Composer), Rebecca Clarke (Composer), Aaron Copland (Composer), Ruth Crawford Seeger (Composer), George Crumb (Composer), Mario Davidovsky (Composer), Irving Fine (Composer), Stephen Foster (Composer), Charles Ives (Composer), Sergius Kagen (Composer), Aaron Jay Kernis (Composer), Ned Rorem (Composer), William Schuman (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt, Warren Benson, William Bolcom, Carrie Jacobs Bond, et al.
• Audio CD (May 28, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005IYX
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #313,893 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful rendition of 20th Century American Song, June 5, 1999

By	Burkhardt Reiter : [e-mail] (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This is a great album. It spans the spectrum of 20th Century American music from the tonality and romanticism of Stephen Foster to the experimentality of John Cage.

Jan DeGaetani and Gilbert Kalish, with their understanding and sensitivity to the music of their time, combine to form a duo that sets the standard for interpretation of this music.

Students, professionals, and general classical music lovers will cherish this CD in their library.

If you want an introduction to American Music of this Century, this album provides the most accessible doorway to the widest array of styles I have heard.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars American Song Potpourri, July 31, 2000

By	Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

The 28 songs on this CD provide a broad spectrum of American art songs. JanDeGaetani possesses a beautiful mezzo-soprano voice and ideally expresses the proper emotions these songs require. Gilbert Kalish's piano supplies the necessary support without getting in the way of the singer. All in all, this is a good collaboration.

2 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Kalish plays like a pig., December 1, 1999

By A Customer

While I enjoyed De Gaetani's singing, Kalish's piano playing reminded me of a player piano.