To the Soul (The Poetry of Walt Whitman) - Thomas Hampson

Thomas Hampson (Artist), Rutenberg (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000F5GOJQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Ives, Charles

Track Listings

1. One's Self I Sing, poem

2. As Adam early in the morning, for voice & piano

3. The Last Invocation, for voice & piano, H. 136

4. To the Soul, for voice & piano, Op. 97/4

5. A Clear Midnight, song for voice & piano (Poems by Walt Whitman No. 2)

6. Joy, Shipmate, Joy!, song for voice & piano (Poems by Walt Whitman No. 3)

7. The Mystic Trumpeter, poem

8. Prayer of Columbus, for voice & piano

9. One Thought Ever at the Fore, for voice & piano

10. As I Watch'd the Ploughman Ploughing, for voice & piano

11. Sing on There in the Swamp, for voice & piano

12. Look Down Fair Moon, for voice & piano

13. Memories of Lincoln, for voice & piano

14. Look Down Fair Moon, for voice & piano

15. Ethiopia Saluting the Colors, for voice & piano

16. Dirge for Two Veterans for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Walt Whitman Songs No. 3)

17. I Hear It Was Charged Against Me, poem

18. Walt Whitman, song for voice & piano, S. 384 (K. 6B64c)

19. Behold This Swarthy Face, for voice & piano

20. We Two

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful interpretations by Thomas Hampson, May 5, 2008

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John Hankins "quality lover" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To the Soul (The Poetry of Walt Whitman) - Thomas Hampson (Audio CD)

Thomas Hampson's haunting interpretation of Bernstein's "To What You Said" is simply beautiful. Beautiful poetry, beautiful music, beautiful singing. Mr. Hampson is a genius in this repertoire. I also recommend the video tape of "I Hear American Singing".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this CD, October 2, 2009

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Sharee Hughes "Sharee" (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: To the Soul (The Poetry of Walt Whitman) - Thomas Hampson (Audio CD)

I heard Thomas Hampson sing Whitman's "The Wound Dresser" (music by John Adams) this past summer at the Grand Teton Music Festival and it was so wonderful I just had to buy this CD of other Whitman poems set to music. I'm just sorry the Adams piece is not on this CD and hope Hampson will record it at some time. But the songs and recitations that are recorded here are great and I love listening to them. Hampson has a terrific voice for this type of music. I highly recommend this CD.