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Thomson: A Gallery of Portraits for Piano & Other Piano Works / Rutenberg
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Thomson: A Gallery of Portraits for Piano & Other Piano Works / Rutenberg

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Composer
Virgil Thomson
Artist
Craig Rutenberg
Format
CD
Label
Everbest Music and Media
Released
May 17, 2024
Catalog #
Everbest 1003
UPC
655646189703

About

Virgil Thomson was not the first to compose musical portraits, but his are singular in that they were drawn from life. Gertrude Stein did this in literature and Thomson, ever her disciple, aspired to do so in music; the “model” would sit for their portrait, and the score page would become a canvas. These discs feature 70 of the 110 portraits for solo piano–representing the largest collection of these piano portraits ever recorded by one artist–brought to life by Craig Rutenberg, distinguished pianist, friend, and colleague of Mr. Thomson.

Tracklist 81 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Madame Dubost chez elle 00:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Madame Dubost chez elle
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  3. 2 Russell Hitchcock Reading 01:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Russell Hitchcock Reading
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  4. 3 A Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr. 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    A Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr.
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  5. 4 Sea Coast: A Portrait of Constance Askew 01:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sea Coast: A Portrait of Constance Askew
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  6. 5 Souvenir: A Portrait of Paul Bowles 01:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    Souvenir: A Portrait of Paul Bowles
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  7. 6 Meditation … Jere Abbott 02:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    Meditation … Jere Abbott
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  8. 7 Helen Austin at Home and Abroad 02:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    Helen Austin at Home and Abroad
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  9. 8 Connecticut Waltzes … Harold Lewis Cook 01:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Connecticut Waltzes … Harold Lewis Cook
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  10. 9 A Day Dream … Herbert Whiting (original version) 01:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    A Day Dream … Herbert Whiting (original version)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  11. 10 A Day Dream … Herbert Whiting (printed version) 01:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    A Day Dream … Herbert Whiting (printed version)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  12. 11 Prelude and Fugue: A Portrait of Miss Agnes Rindge 02:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue: A Portrait of Miss Agnes Rindge
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  13. 12 Travelling in Spain … Alice Woodfin Branlière 02:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Travelling in Spain … Alice Woodfin Branlière
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  14. 13 Catalan Waltz … Ramón Senabre 01:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    Catalan Waltz … Ramón Senabre
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  15. 14 Clair Leonard's Profile 01:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Clair Leonard's Profile
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  16. 15 Pastoral … Tristan Tzara 04:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    Pastoral … Tristan Tzara
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  17. 16 Introduction 01:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  18. 17 Mac's Dance (Pas Seul) 03:24
    Track
    17
    Title
    Mac's Dance (Pas Seul)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  19. 18 Scene (Mac and Motorist) 01:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scene (Mac and Motorist)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  20. 19 Acrobatics (Mac and Truck Drivers) 01:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    Acrobatics (Mac and Truck Drivers)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  21. 20 Scene (State Trooper and Truck Drivers) 01:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    Scene (State Trooper and Truck Drivers)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  22. 21 A French Boy of Ten: Louis Lange 01:10
    Track
    21
    Title
    A French Boy of Ten: Louis Lange
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  23. 22 Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone 01:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  24. 23 Florine Stettheimer: Parades 02:33
    Track
    23
    Title
    Florine Stettheimer: Parades
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  25. 24 Ettie Stettheimer (version for piano) 01:10
    Track
    24
    Title
    Ettie Stettheimer (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  26. 25 An Old Song: A Portrait of Carrie Stettheimer 01:55
    Track
    25
    Title
    An Old Song: A Portrait of Carrie Stettheimer
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  27. 26 Homage to Marya Freund and to the Harp 01:40
    Track
    26
    Title
    Homage to Marya Freund and to the Harp
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  28. 27 Duet … Clarita, Comtesse de Forceville 02:49
    Track
    27
    Title
    Duet … Clarita, Comtesse de Forceville
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  29. 28 Scottish Memories: Peter Monro Jack 02:28
    Track
    28
    Title
    Scottish Memories: Peter Monro Jack
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  30. 29 Toccata: A Portrait of Mary Widney 02:03
    Track
    29
    Title
    Toccata: A Portrait of Mary Widney
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  31. 30 Fanfare for France: A Portrait of Max Kahn (version for piano) 02:41
    Track
    30
    Title
    Fanfare for France: A Portrait of Max Kahn (version for piano)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  32. 31 Aria … Germaine Hugnet 02:49
    Track
    31
    Title
    Aria … Germaine Hugnet
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  33. 32 With Trumpet and Horn: A Portrait of Louise Ardant 02:48
    Track
    32
    Title
    With Trumpet and Horn: A Portrait of Louise Ardant
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  34. 33 Cantabile: A Portrait of Nicolas de Chatelain (version for piano) 03:59
    Track
    33
    Title
    Cantabile: A Portrait of Nicolas de Chatelain (version for piano)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  35. 34 Awake or Asleep: Pierre Mabille 01:44
    Track
    34
    Title
    Awake or Asleep: Pierre Mabille
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  36. 35 Dora Maar, or The Presence of Pablo Picasso 02:40
    Track
    35
    Title
    Dora Maar, or The Presence of Pablo Picasso
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  37. 36 Bugles and Birds: A Portrait of Pablo Picasso (version for piano) 03:13
    Track
    36
    Title
    Bugles and Birds: A Portrait of Pablo Picasso (version for piano)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  38. 37 Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Alvarez de Toledo (version for piano) 02:17
    Track
    37
    Title
    Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Alvarez de Toledo (version for piano)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  39. Disc 2
  40. 1 Solitude: A Portrait of Lou Harrison 01:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Solitude: A Portrait of Lou Harrison
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  41. 2 Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland 03:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  42. 3 With Fife and Drums: A Portrait of Minna Curtis 02:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    With Fife and Drums: A Portrait of Minna Curtis
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  43. 4 I. Prelude 01:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  44. 5 II. Cowboy Songs 02:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Cowboy Songs
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  45. 6 III. Blues 03:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Blues
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  46. 7 IV. Finale: I'm Gonna Leave Ol' Texas Now 05:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Finale: I'm Gonna Leave Ol' Texas Now
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  47. 8 Insistences: A Portrait of Louise Crane 02:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Insistences: A Portrait of Louise Crane
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  48. 9 Stretching: A Portrait of Jaime Campbell 02:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Stretching: A Portrait of Jaime Campbell
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  49. 10 Prisoner of the Mind: Schuyler Watts 02:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prisoner of the Mind: Schuyler Watts
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  50. 11 5-Finger Exercise: Portrait of Briggs Buchanan 03:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    5-Finger Exercise: Portrait of Briggs Buchanan
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  51. 12 Morris Golde: Showing Delight 00:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    Morris Golde: Showing Delight
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  52. 13 Wiley Hitchcock: Two Birds 01:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    Wiley Hitchcock: Two Birds
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  53. 14 Phillip Ramey: Thinking Hard 00:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    Phillip Ramey: Thinking Hard
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  54. 15 Bennett Lerner: Senza espressione 01:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Bennett Lerner: Senza espressione
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  55. 16 Power Boothe: With Pencil 01:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Power Boothe: With Pencil
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  56. 17 Franco Assetto: Drawing V.T. 00:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    Franco Assetto: Drawing V.T.
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  57. 18 Dead Pan: Mrs. Betty Freeman 01:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    Dead Pan: Mrs. Betty Freeman
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  58. 19 Glynn Boyd Harte: Reading 01:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    Glynn Boyd Harte: Reading
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  59. 20 Richard Flender: Solid, Not Stolid (version for piano) 01:20
    Track
    20
    Title
    Richard Flender: Solid, Not Stolid (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  60. 21 Norma Flender: Thoughts about Waltzing 00:57
    Track
    21
    Title
    Norma Flender: Thoughts about Waltzing
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  61. 22 John Houseman: No Changes 01:47
    Track
    22
    Title
    John Houseman: No Changes
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  62. 23 Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-go-round (version for piano) 00:56
    Track
    23
    Title
    Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-go-round (version for piano)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  63. 24 Dr. Marcel Roche: Making a Decision 01:23
    Track
    24
    Title
    Dr. Marcel Roche: Making a Decision
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  64. 25 Doña Flor: Receiving 01:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    Doña Flor: Receiving
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  65. 26 Vassilis Voglis: On the March 01:26
    Track
    26
    Title
    Vassilis Voglis: On the March
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  66. 27 Malitte Matta: In the Executive Style 01:22
    Track
    27
    Title
    Malitte Matta: In the Executive Style
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  67. 28 Bill Katz: Wide Awake (version for piano) 01:18
    Track
    28
    Title
    Bill Katz: Wide Awake (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  68. 29 Man of Iron: Portriat of Willy Eisenhart (version for piano) 01:53
    Track
    29
    Title
    Man of Iron: Portriat of Willy Eisenhart (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  69. 30 Barbara Epstein: Untiring 00:44
    Track
    30
    Title
    Barbara Epstein: Untiring
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  70. 31 Louis Rispoli: In a Boat (version for piano) 01:27
    Track
    31
    Title
    Louis Rispoli: In a Boat (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  71. 32 Buffie Johnson: Drawing V.T. in Charcoal 01:18
    Track
    32
    Title
    Buffie Johnson: Drawing V.T. in Charcoal
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  72. 33 Christopher Beach Alone 01:26
    Track
    33
    Title
    Christopher Beach Alone
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  73. 34 David Dubal: In Flight (version for piano) 01:17
    Track
    34
    Title
    David Dubal: In Flight (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  74. 35 Dennis Russell Davies: In a Hammock (version for piano) 01:16
    Track
    35
    Title
    Dennis Russell Davies: In a Hammock (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  75. 36 Christopher Cox: Singing a Song (version for piano) 01:09
    Track
    36
    Title
    Christopher Cox: Singing a Song (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  76. 37 Mark Beard: Never Alone 01:18
    Track
    37
    Title
    Mark Beard: Never Alone
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  77. 38 Charles Fussell: In Meditation 01:53
    Track
    38
    Title
    Charles Fussell: In Meditation
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  78. 39 Anne-Marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty (version for piano) 00:48
    Track
    39
    Title
    Anne-Marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty (version for piano)
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  79. 40 Scott Wheeler: Free-Wheeling (version for piano) 01:12
    Track
    40
    Title
    Scott Wheeler: Free-Wheeling (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  80. 41 Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two (version for piano) 01:20
    Track
    41
    Title
    Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two (version for piano)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  81. 42 Craig Rutenberg: Swinging 01:22
    Track
    42
    Title
    Craig Rutenberg: Swinging
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  82. 43 No. 1. Slow and Smooth 01:47
    Track
    43
    Title
    No. 1. Slow and Smooth
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg
  83. 44 No. 2. Not Fast 03:27
    Track
    44
    Title
    No. 2. Not Fast
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Craig Rutenberg