Stephen Foster Song Book

Thomas Pyle (Performer), Stephen [1] Foster (Composer), Spiritual Traditional (Composer), Frantisec Domazlicky (Composer), Robert Shaw (Conductor), Florence Kopleff (Performer), Louise Natale (Performer), James Wainner (Performer), Clayton Krehbiel (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Thomas Pyle, Florence Kopleff, Louise Natale, James Wainner, Clayton Krehbiel
• Conductor: Robert Shaw
• Composer: Stephen [1] Foster, Spiritual Traditional, Frantisec Domazlicky
• Audio CD (May 11, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FAZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music!, September 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stephen Foster Song Book (Audio CD)

I do not have a cd in my collection that I enjoy more than the Robert Shaw Chorale "Stephen Foster Songbook". If you grew up loving Stephen Foster songs, you will not find a finer collection! I would rate it 10 stars if that were available.

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs, August 8, 2000

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Patrick M. McCauley (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stephen Foster Song Book (Audio CD)

This is one of the best recordings of historic American music that I have heard, along with Joel Cohen's "Liberty Tree." The arrangements and interpretations of the songs are very beautiful. Some of the banjos are cheesy, but it is much much better than every other Foster recordings that I have heard. If you are in the mood to hear great music of Antebellum America, than I highly recommend this CD to you. You won't regret it!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific choral renditions, January 26, 2006

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Osaggie (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stephen Foster Song Book (Audio CD)

I own this CD and am especially fond of it for the solos by Thomas Pyle and Clayton Krehbiel, particularly the latter's singing of "I Want to Die Easy." All other soloists and choristers are equally superb, but those two gentlemen, sadly since deceased, were personal acquaintances and musical influences. If you don't have a taste for great choral arrangements, then pass, but you'll be missing out on something special. Enjoy it, you who adore the finest.