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Thomson: Portraits, Self-Portraits & Songs
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Thomson: Portraits, Self-Portraits & Songs

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Composer
THOMSON, VIRGIL
Artist
Anthony Tommasini
Format
CD
Label
Everbest Music and Media
Released
Oct 23, 2020
Catalog #
1002
UPC
655646189710

About

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 68 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1. Cynthia Kemper, A Fanfare 01:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Cynthia Kemper, A Fanfare
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  3. 2 No. 2. Anne Miracle 00:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Anne Miracle
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  4. 3 No. 3. Alice Toklas 02:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Alice Toklas
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  5. 4 No. 4. Yvonne de Casa Fuerte 01:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Yvonne de Casa Fuerte
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  6. 5 No. 5. Mary Reynolds 00:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Mary Reynolds
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  7. 6 I. Philip Claflin: dans le temps très noceur 01:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Philip Claflin: dans le temps très noceur
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  8. 7 II. Jane Bowles: Early and As Remembered 01:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Jane Bowles: Early and As Remembered
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  9. 8 III. Sea Coast: A portrait of Constance Askew 00:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Sea Coast: A portrait of Constance Askew
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  10. 9 IV. A Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr. 01:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. A Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr.
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  11. 10 V. Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone 01:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  12. 11 VI. Dora Maar, or The Presence of Picasso 01:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Dora Maar, or The Presence of Picasso
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  13. 12 VII. Florine Stettheimer: Parades 02:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Florine Stettheimer: Parades
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  14. 13 I. Tempo comodo 01:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Tempo comodo
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Ronald Haroutunian, Fredric T. Cohen, Anthony Tommasini
  15. 14 II. Andante 01:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Ronald Haroutunian, Fredric T. Cohen, Anthony Tommasini
  16. 15 III. Alert 01:53
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Alert
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Ronald Haroutunian, Fredric T. Cohen, Anthony Tommasini
  17. 16 I. Allegro 03:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  18. 17 II. Andante nobile 03:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Andante nobile
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  19. 18 III. Tempo di valzer 01:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Tempo di valzer
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  20. 19 IV. Andante - Doppio movimento 04:55
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Andante - Doppio movimento
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  21. 20 Concerto … Roger Baker: I. Rapsodico 02:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    Concerto … Roger Baker: I. Rapsodico
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith
  22. 21 I. Barcarolle: A Portrait of Georges Hugnet 01:46
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Barcarolle: A Portrait of Georges Hugnet
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  23. 22 II. In a Bird Cage: A Portrait of Lise Deharme 01:52
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. In a Bird Cage: A Portrait of Lise Deharme
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  24. 23 III. Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Flavie Alverez de Toledo 02:03
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Flavie Alverez de Toledo
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  25. 24 I. Cantabile 01:48
    Track
    24
    Title
    I. Cantabile
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  26. 25 II. Sostenuto 03:18
    Track
    25
    Title
    II. Sostenuto
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  27. 26 III. Leggiero brilliante 01:58
    Track
    26
    Title
    III. Leggiero brilliante
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  28. 27 I. March: Allegro militaire 01:14
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. March: Allegro militaire
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal
  29. 28 II. Aria: Lento ma non troppo 01:17
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Aria: Lento ma non troppo
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal
  30. 29 III. Fanfare: Vivo 00:17
    Track
    29
    Title
    III. Fanfare: Vivo
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal
  31. 30 IV. Flourish: Presto possibile 00:21
    Track
    30
    Title
    IV. Flourish: Presto possibile
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal
  32. 31 V. Hymn: Lento 01:52
    Track
    31
    Title
    V. Hymn: Lento
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal
  33. 32 Etude for Cello and Piano … A Portrait of Frederic James 02:13
    Track
    32
    Title
    Etude for Cello and Piano … A Portrait of Frederic James
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini
  34. 33 Lili Hasings 01:25
    Track
    33
    Title
    Lili Hasings
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini
  35. 34 I. Alternations: A Portrait of Maurice Grosser 01:58
    Track
    34
    Title
    I. Alternations: A Portrait of Maurice Grosser
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  36. 35 II. Paul Sanfaçon: On The Ice 00:50
    Track
    35
    Title
    II. Paul Sanfaçon: On The Ice
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  37. 36 III. Louis Rispoli: In a Boat 01:15
    Track
    36
    Title
    III. Louis Rispoli: In a Boat
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  38. 37 IV. Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland 02:56
    Track
    37
    Title
    IV. Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  39. 38 V. Scott Wheeler: Free-wheeling 00:48
    Track
    38
    Title
    V. Scott Wheeler: Free-wheeling
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  40. 39 VI. Tony Tommasini: A Study in Chords 01:33
    Track
    39
    Title
    VI. Tony Tommasini: A Study in Chords
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Anthony Tommasini
  41. 40 I. The Hunt: A Portrait of A. E. Austin 01:22
    Track
    40
    Title
    I. The Hunt: A Portrait of A. E. Austin
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Scott Wheeler
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini
  42. 41 II. Anne-marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty 00:38
    Track
    41
    Title
    II. Anne-marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Scott Wheeler
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini
  43. 42 III. Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two 01:26
    Track
    42
    Title
    III. Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Scott Wheeler
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini
  44. 43 IV. Russell Hitchcock, Reading 01:03
    Track
    43
    Title
    IV. Russell Hitchcock, Reading
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Scott Wheeler
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini
  45. 44 V. Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-go-round 00:48
    Track
    44
    Title
    V. Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-go-round
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Scott Wheeler
    Performer
    Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini
  46. Disc 2
  47. 1 Susie Asado 01:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Susie Asado
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  48. 2 Pigeons on the Grass Alas 03:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Pigeons on the Grass Alas
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Sanford Sylvan, Anthony Tommasini
  49. 3 No. 1. From "The Canticle of the Sun" 05:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 1. From "The Canticle of the Sun"
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  50. 4 No. 2. My Master hath a garden 01:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. My Master hath a garden
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  51. 5 No. 3. Sung by the Shepherds 03:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 3. Sung by the Shepherds
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  52. 6 No. 4. Before Sleeping 01:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4. Before Sleeping
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  53. 7 No. 5. Jerusalem, my happy home 04:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 5. Jerusalem, my happy home
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  54. 8 No. 1. Thou That Dwellest in the Gardens 00:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Thou That Dwellest in the Gardens
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith
  55. 9 No. 2. Return, O Shulamite! 01:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Return, O Shulamite!
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith
  56. 10 No. 3. O, My Dove 00:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. O, My Dove
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith
  57. 11 No. 4. I Am My Beloved's 00:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. I Am My Beloved's
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith
  58. 12 No. 5. By Night 01:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. By Night
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith
  59. 13 No. 1. Love Song 02:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Love Song
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  60. 14 No. 2. Down at the Docks 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Down at the Docks
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  61. 15 No. 3. Let's Take a Walk 01:27
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Let's Take a Walk
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  62. 16 No. 4. A Prayer to St. Catherine 02:40
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. A Prayer to St. Catherine
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  63. 17 Commentaire sur Saint Jérome 01:02
    Track
    17
    Title
    Commentaire sur Saint Jérome
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Paul Kirby, Anthony Tommasini
  64. 18 From Sneden's Landing Variations 01:50
    Track
    18
    Title
    From Sneden's Landing Variations
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  65. 19 No. 1. Was this fair face the cause? 02:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1. Was this fair face the cause?
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  66. 20 No. 2. Take, O, take those lips away 02:12
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 2. Take, O, take those lips away
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  67. 21 No. 3. Tell me where is fancy bred 01:20
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 3. Tell me where is fancy bred
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  68. 22 No. 5. Sigh no more, ladies 02:08
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Sigh no more, ladies
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini
  69. 23 Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Marie de France, Reine de la Grande-Bretagne 13:28
    Track
    23
    Title
    Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Marie de France, Reine de la Grande-Bretagne
    Duration
    13:28
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini
  70. 24 Capitals, Capitals 16:57
    Track
    24
    Title
    Capitals, Capitals
    Duration
    16:57
    Composer
    Virgil Thomson
    Performer
    Paul Kirby, Frank Kelley, Sanford Sylvan, David Ripley, Anthony Tommasini