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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Francis Hopkinson: My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free

2. Leonard Bernstein: A Simple Song

3. Charles Ives: Songs My Mother Taught Me

4. Jay Ungar: A Time for Farewell

5. (traditional) Shenandoah

6. Elinor Remick Warren: God Be In My Heart

7. John Alden Carpenter: Looking Glass River

8. Elinor Remick Warren: At Even

9. John Duke: Richard Cory

10. John Duke: Miniver Cheevy

11. John Duke: Luke Havergal

12. William Grant Still: Grief

13. Paul Bowles: Heavenly Grass (Blue Mountain Ballads)

14. Paul Bowles: Lonesome Man (Blue Mountain Ballads)

15. Paul Bowles: Cabin (Blue Mountain Ballads)

16. Paul Bowles: Sugar In the Cane (Blue Mountain Ballads)

17. Charles Ives: In Flanders Fields

18. Sidney Homer: General Booth Enters Into Heaven

19. Edward MacDowell: The Sea

20. Stephen Foster: Nelly Was a Lady

21. Stephen Foster: Hard Times

22. Charles Ives: Memories

Product Details

Audio CD (September 15, 2009)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Thomas Hampson Media
ASIN: B002ZFT1DK
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,403 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Hampson's pet project gets an exemplary installment

By Santa Fe Listener HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWER on February 27, 2012

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Thomas Hampson appears to be enjoying the full flower of his voice, even at 56; he recorded this second volume of American songs in 2009. There really is no comparison on the present scene. Marilyn Horne and Cheryl Studer, who championed American song at a high level, no longer record any. Passing albums from Jennifer Lamore, Nathan gunn, and Susan Graham have been worth collecting, the two women being the outstanding ones. Only Hampson has devoted a substantial part of is career to reviving the golden age of radio singers like Laurence Tibbett and Paul Robeson, who used the context of the Depression and the plight of the common man to turn what might have been arty platform songs into popular expressions.

Some of that Depression fervor remains in Hampson's delivery, and he surpasses his great predecessors by being less consciously grand or operatic. He sings the song of America in a more refined and more accessible manner at the same time. Being an articulate spokesman, Hampson has also given us plenty of material on his website and elsewhere to describe his best-loved project. For anyone coming new to it, the best place to start isn't here but with his EMI recordings, especially the stunning debut album, An Old Song Resung.

A few numbers form that 1990 collection, including 'Shenandoah' and "luke Havergal," are redone in splendid voice and with undiminished feeling. (Vol. 1 in the series consists entirely of reissued EMI cuts.) My only disappointment is that there's not as much rhythmic vigor and pace. I don't know how much of the blame to assign to the two pianists, Wolfram Rieger, who covers half the program from Berlin, and Craig Rutenberg, who covers the rest from a session in New York.Read more ›

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SONG OF AMERICA VOLUME II

By Grady Harp HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on February 5, 2012

Thomas Hampson produced this secong volume of music by American composers in 2009 It serves as a fine accompaniment to the Volume I and while some songs are repeated they are with different settings. Hampson's voice is fresh and as communicative as has always been his gift. These songs may appear less familiar but they each merit attention as Hampson surveys the spectrum of art songs produced in this country. The complete list is as follows:

My days have been so wondrous free by Francis Hopkinson (1759)
Mass: A Simple Song by Leonard Bernstein (1971)
Songs my mother taught me by Charles Ives (1895)
A Time for Farewell by Jay Ungar (1982)
Shenandoah arranged by Stephen White
God Be in My Heart by Elinor Remick Warren (1950)
Grief by William Grant Still
In Flanders Fields by Charles Ives (1917)
Songs (8), Op. 47: no 7, The Sea by Edward MacDowell (1893)
Performed Thomas Hampson with Wolfram Rieger, piano

Looking-Glass River by John Alden Carpenter (1909)
At Even by Elinor Remick Warren (1930)
Richard Cory by John Woods Duke (1948)
Miniver Cheevy by John Woods Duke (1948)
Luke Havergal by John Woods Duke (1948)
Blue Mountain Ballads by Paul Bowles (1946)
General Booth Enters into Heaven by Sidney Homer (1926)
Nelly was a lady by Stephen Foster (1849)
Hard times come again no more by Stephen Foster (1855)
Memories by Charles Ives (1897)
Performer: Thomas Hampson with Craig Rutenberg, piano

As is easy to see the difference on styles covers around one hundred and fifty years and the collaboration between Hampson and Wolfram Rieger and Craig Rutenberg emphasizes the changes in songs in time and in emotional commitment. This recording makes a fine pairing with Volume I. A fine tribute to a neglected aspect of music. Grady Harp, February 12

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Another Thomas Hampson gem

By Thomas Carten on May 13, 2014

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I bought this based on his Cole Porter album and found I made a very good decision. He has become one of my favorite vocalists and if you like the style of music he performs, I recommend him highly. These are old American songs (Check them on Amazon) and give you a taste of where we were musically generations before.

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Wondrous

By Albertus Magnus on June 16, 2010

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Th. Hampson and his extraordinary, expressive voice: beautiful! His concern for and competence of American Music: great! Recording technics: very good! Buy it, you will not be disappointed, even if you know certain songs already; we did not regret our purchase!

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Hampson never disappoints with his beautiful voice and interpretation.....

By S. College on April 2, 2014

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As always, Thomas Hampson is a brilliant artist and is a master of American Song. This terrific compilation includes a few lesser known songs.

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Five Stars

Wonderful singer!

Published 15 months ago by Michael Mcdaniel

is wonderful. The problem is the singing

The music, as it is, is wonderful. The problem is the singing. Although Thomas Hampson's voice is still a beautiful instrument, he has become one of the worst self-referential... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Joseph V. Salzano

One to savor for years to come

Over the years, Tom has graced many concert stages and recordings with songs from this collection. More than a decade later after their debut, like a good wine they have aged with... Read more

Published on November 24, 2010 by JAD

Incredibly beautiful

Thomas Hampson always delivers glorious sound and sensitive interpretations. This is one of his best.

Published on March 21, 2010 by Peggy A. Smith

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