Thomson / Tommasini- Portraits Self-Portraits
SKU: 655646189710
Everbest Music presents a reissue of two classic Virgil Thomson albums: Portraits and Self-Portraits and Mostly About Love. Performed by pianist and New York Times chief classical critic Anthony Tommasini, these out-of-print gems are now available as Portraits, Self-Portraits and Songs in a 2-CD set, digital download, and streaming formats. Previously released on Northeastern Records, these definitive recordings feature 22 of Thomson's chamber and vocal works, showcasing his signature wit and shrewd musical style.
Tracklist:
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Cynthia Kemper: A Fanfare
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Anne Miracle
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Alice Toklas
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Yvonne de Casa Fuerte
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Mary Reynolds
- Philip Claflin: dans le temps très noceur
- Jane Bowles: Early and As Remembered
- Sea Coast: A portrait of Constance Askew
- Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr.
- Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone
- Dora Maar, or The Presence of Picasso
- Florine Stettheimer: Parades
- Portrait of Two for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano~Tempo commodo
- Portrait of Two for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano~Andante
- Portrait of Two for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano~Alert
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Allegro
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Andante nobile
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Tempo di Valzer
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Andante; Doppio movimento
- Concerto for Flute, Strings, Harp and Percussion~First Movement: Rapsodico, for solo flute
- Three Portraits for Violin and Piano~Barcarolle: A Portrait of Georges Hugnet
- Three Portraits for Violin and Piano~In a Bird Cage: A Portrait of Lise Deharme
- Three Portraits for Violin and Piano~Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Flavie Alverez de Toledo
- Sonata No. 2 for Piano~Cantabile
- Sonata No. 2 for Piano~Sostenuto
- Sonata No. 2 for Piano~Leggiero brilliante
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~March: Allegro militaire
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Aria: Lento ma non tropo
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Fanfare: Vivo
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Flourish: Presto possible
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Hymn: Lento
- Etude for Cello and Piano: A Portrait of Frederic James
- Lili Hastings for violin and piano
- Alternations: A Portrait of Maurice Grosser
- Paul Sanfaçon: On The Ice
- Louis Rispoli: In a Boat
- Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland
- Scott Wheeler: Free-Wheeling
- Tony Tommasini: A Study in Chords
- Northeastern Suite~The Hunt: A Portrait of A. E. Austin
- Northeastern Suite~Anne-Marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty
- Northeastern Suite~Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two
- Northeastern Suite~Russell Hitchcock, Reading
- Northeastern Suite~Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-Go-Round
- Susie Asado
- Pigeons on the Grass Alas (from the opera "Four Saints in Three Acts")
- Praises and Prayers~From The Canticle of the Sun
- Praises and Prayers~My Master Hath a Garden
- Praises and Prayers~Sung by the Shepherds
- Praises and Prayers~Before Sleeping
- Praises and Prayers~Jerusalem, My Happy Home
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~Thou That Dwellest in the Gardens
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~Return, O Shulamite!
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~O, My Dove
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~I Am My Beloved's
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~By Night
- Mostly About Love~Love Song
- Mostly About Love~Down at the Docks
- Mostly About Love~Let's Take a Walk
- Mostly About Love~A Prayer to Saint Catherine
- Commentaire sur Saint Jérome
- From Sneden's Landing Variations
- Shakespeare Songs~Was This Fair Face the Cause?
- Shakespeare Songs~Take, O, Take Those Lips Away
- Shakespeare Songs~Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred
- Shakespeare Songs~Sigh No More, Ladies
- Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Marie de France reine de la Grande-Bretagne
- Capital Capitals
Everbest Music presents a reissue of two classic Virgil Thomson albums: Portraits and Self-Portraits and Mostly About Love. Performed by pianist and New York Times chief classical critic Anthony Tommasini, these out-of-print gems are now available as Portraits, Self-Portraits and Songs in a 2-CD set, digital download, and streaming formats. Previously released on Northeastern Records, these definitive recordings feature 22 of Thomson's chamber and vocal works, showcasing his signature wit and shrewd musical style.
Tracklist:
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Cynthia Kemper: A Fanfare
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Anne Miracle
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Alice Toklas
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Yvonne de Casa Fuerte
- Five Ladies for Violin and Piano~Mary Reynolds
- Philip Claflin: dans le temps très noceur
- Jane Bowles: Early and As Remembered
- Sea Coast: A portrait of Constance Askew
- Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr.
- Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone
- Dora Maar, or The Presence of Picasso
- Florine Stettheimer: Parades
- Portrait of Two for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano~Tempo commodo
- Portrait of Two for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano~Andante
- Portrait of Two for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano~Alert
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Allegro
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Andante nobile
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Tempo di Valzer
- Sonata for Violin and Piano~Andante; Doppio movimento
- Concerto for Flute, Strings, Harp and Percussion~First Movement: Rapsodico, for solo flute
- Three Portraits for Violin and Piano~Barcarolle: A Portrait of Georges Hugnet
- Three Portraits for Violin and Piano~In a Bird Cage: A Portrait of Lise Deharme
- Three Portraits for Violin and Piano~Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Flavie Alverez de Toledo
- Sonata No. 2 for Piano~Cantabile
- Sonata No. 2 for Piano~Sostenuto
- Sonata No. 2 for Piano~Leggiero brilliante
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~March: Allegro militaire
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Aria: Lento ma non tropo
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Fanfare: Vivo
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Flourish: Presto possible
- Serenade for Flute and Violin~Hymn: Lento
- Etude for Cello and Piano: A Portrait of Frederic James
- Lili Hastings for violin and piano
- Alternations: A Portrait of Maurice Grosser
- Paul Sanfaçon: On The Ice
- Louis Rispoli: In a Boat
- Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland
- Scott Wheeler: Free-Wheeling
- Tony Tommasini: A Study in Chords
- Northeastern Suite~The Hunt: A Portrait of A. E. Austin
- Northeastern Suite~Anne-Marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty
- Northeastern Suite~Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two
- Northeastern Suite~Russell Hitchcock, Reading
- Northeastern Suite~Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-Go-Round
- Susie Asado
- Pigeons on the Grass Alas (from the opera "Four Saints in Three Acts")
- Praises and Prayers~From The Canticle of the Sun
- Praises and Prayers~My Master Hath a Garden
- Praises and Prayers~Sung by the Shepherds
- Praises and Prayers~Before Sleeping
- Praises and Prayers~Jerusalem, My Happy Home
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~Thou That Dwellest in the Gardens
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~Return, O Shulamite!
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~O, My Dove
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~I Am My Beloved's
- Five Phrases from the Song of Solomon~By Night
- Mostly About Love~Love Song
- Mostly About Love~Down at the Docks
- Mostly About Love~Let's Take a Walk
- Mostly About Love~A Prayer to Saint Catherine
- Commentaire sur Saint Jérome
- From Sneden's Landing Variations
- Shakespeare Songs~Was This Fair Face the Cause?
- Shakespeare Songs~Take, O, Take Those Lips Away
- Shakespeare Songs~Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred
- Shakespeare Songs~Sigh No More, Ladies
- Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Marie de France reine de la Grande-Bretagne
- Capital Capitals