Grace - The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas

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In celebration of his 80th birthday, this four-disc set spans more than five decades of Michael Tilson Thomas' compositional career. It features 18 works, from...
In celebration of his 80th birthday, this four-disc set spans more than five decades of Michael Tilson Thomas' compositional career. It features 18 works, from premiere recordings to remastered archival recordings available for the first time. The deluxe collection also includes an extensive booklet containing composer's notes, original essays, and a timeline of archival photos chronicling MTT's life as a pianist, conductor, composer, recording artist, and teacher. All proceeds from GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas will be donated to brain cancer research at the University of California, San Francisco Brain Tumor Center.


Product Description:

  • Release Date: October 04, 2024


  • UPC: 8717306263559


  • Catalog Number: PTC5187355


  • Label: PENTATONE


  • Number of Discs: 4


  • Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas


  • Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas, Edwin Outwater


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony, Bay Brass, New World Symphony


  • Performer: Sasha Cooke, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Isabel Leonard, Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, Carrie VanSlyke, Jeremy VanSlyke, Pat Posey, Lisa Vroman, Paula Robison, Nancy Zeltsman, Jack Van Geem, Ryan McKinny, Ian Bousfield, John Wilson



Works:

  1. Agnegram

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  2. Not Everyone Thinks That I’m Beautiful

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Performer: Sasha Cooke (Vocals), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)


  3. Street Song

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: Bay Brass


  4. From the Diary of Anne Frank

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

    Performer: Isabel Leonard (Narrator)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  5. Sentimental Again

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

    Performer: Audra McDonald (Vocals)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  6. Whitman Songs

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

    Performer: Thomas Hampson (Baritone)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  7. Poems of Emily Dickinson

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

    Performer: Renée Fleming (Soprano)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  8. I’m Nobody! Who Are You?

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Performer: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee (Soprano), Carrie VanSlyke (Viola), Jeremy VanSlyke (Piano)


  9. Urban Legend

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: members of the San Francico Symphony

    Performer: Pat Posey (Baritone saxophone)

    Conductor: Edwin Outwater


  10. Symphony Cowgirl

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: members of the San Francisco Symphony

    Performer: Lisa Vroman (Vocals), Michael Tilson Thomas (Vocals)


  11. Notturno

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: New World Symphony

    Performer: Paula Robison (Flute)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  12. Island Music

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: members of the San Francisco Symphony percussion section

    Performer: Nancy Zeltsman (Marimba), Jack Van Geem (Marimba)


  13. Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: New World Symphony

    Performer: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee (Soprano)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  14. Meditations on Rilke

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

    Performer: Sasha Cooke (Mezzo-Soprano), Ryan McKinny (Bass-Baritone)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  15. Snappy Patter

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Performer: Ian Bousfield (Trombone)


  16. Upon Further Reflection

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Performer: John Wilson (Piano)


  17. Lope

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Ensemble: New World Symphony

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


  18. Grace

    Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    Performer: Sasha Cooke (Vocals), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)