Thomson: Portraits, Self-Portraits & Songs

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Everbest Music and Media
Release Date
October 23, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      THOMSON, VIRGIL
    • PERFORMER
      Anthony Tommasini
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 23, 2020
    • UPC
      655646189710
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      1002
    • LABEL
      Everbest Music and Media
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Cynthia Kemper, A Fanfare

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    2. No. 2. Anne Miracle

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    3. No. 3. Alice Toklas

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    4. No. 4. Yvonne de Casa Fuerte

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    5. No. 5. Mary Reynolds

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    6. I. Philip Claflin: dans le temps très noceur

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    7. II. Jane Bowles: Early and As Remembered

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    8. III. Sea Coast: A portrait of Constance Askew

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    9. IV. A Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr.

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    10. V. Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    11. VI. Dora Maar, or The Presence of Picasso

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    12. VII. Florine Stettheimer: Parades

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    13. I. Tempo comodo

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Ronald Haroutunian, Fredric T. Cohen, Anthony Tommasini

    14. II. Andante

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Ronald Haroutunian, Fredric T. Cohen, Anthony Tommasini

    15. III. Alert

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Ronald Haroutunian, Fredric T. Cohen, Anthony Tommasini

    16. I. Allegro

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    17. II. Andante nobile

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    18. III. Tempo di valzer

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    19. IV. Andante - Doppio movimento

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    20. Concerto … Roger Baker: I. Rapsodico

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Fenwick Smith

    21. I. Barcarolle: A Portrait of Georges Hugnet

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    22. II. In a Bird Cage: A Portrait of Lise Deharme

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    23. III. Tango Lullaby: A Portrait of Mlle. Flavie Alverez de Toledo

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    24. I. Cantabile

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    25. II. Sostenuto

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    26. III. Leggiero brilliante

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    27. I. March: Allegro militaire

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal

    28. II. Aria: Lento ma non troppo

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal

    29. III. Fanfare: Vivo

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal

    30. IV. Flourish: Presto possibile

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal

    31. V. Hymn: Lento

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Sharon Leventhal

    32. Etude for Cello and Piano … A Portrait of Frederic James

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini

    33. Lili Hasings

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sharon Leventhal, Anthony Tommasini

    34. I. Alternations: A Portrait of Maurice Grosser

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    35. II. Paul Sanfaçon: On The Ice

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    36. III. Louis Rispoli: In a Boat

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    37. IV. Persistently Pastorale: Aaron Copland

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    38. V. Scott Wheeler: Free-wheeling

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    39. VI. Tony Tommasini: A Study in Chords

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Anthony Tommasini

    40. I. The Hunt: A Portrait of A. E. Austin

      Composer: Scott Wheeler

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini

    41. II. Anne-marie Soullière: Something of a Beauty

      Composer: Scott Wheeler

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini

    42. III. Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two

      Composer: Scott Wheeler

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini

    43. IV. Russell Hitchcock, Reading

      Composer: Scott Wheeler

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini

    44. V. Rodney Lister: Music for a Merry-go-round

      Composer: Scott Wheeler

      Performer: Fenwick Smith, Fredric T. Cohen, Ronald Haroutunian, Sharon Leventhal, Jonathan Miller, Anthony Tommasini

    45. Susie Asado

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    46. Pigeons on the Grass Alas

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Sanford Sylvan, Anthony Tommasini

    47. No. 1. From "The Canticle of the Sun"

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    48. No. 2. My Master hath a garden

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    49. No. 3. Sung by the Shepherds

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    50. No. 4. Before Sleeping

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    51. No. 5. Jerusalem, my happy home

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    52. No. 1. Thou That Dwellest in the Gardens

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith

    53. No. 2. Return, O Shulamite!

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith

    54. No. 3. O, My Dove

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith

    55. No. 4. I Am My Beloved's

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith

    56. No. 5. By Night

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, James Russell Smith

    57. No. 1. Love Song

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    58. No. 2. Down at the Docks

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    59. No. 3. Let's Take a Walk

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    60. No. 4. A Prayer to St. Catherine

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    61. Commentaire sur Saint Jérome

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Paul Kirby, Anthony Tommasini

    62. From Sneden's Landing Variations

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    63. No. 1. Was this fair face the cause?

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    64. No. 2. Take, O, take those lips away

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    65. No. 3. Tell me where is fancy bred

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    66. No. 5. Sigh no more, ladies

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: D' Anna Fortunato, Anthony Tommasini

    67. Oraison funèbre de Henriette-Marie de France, Reine de la Grande-Bretagne

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Nancy Armstrong, Anthony Tommasini

    68. Capitals, Capitals

      Composer: Virgil Thomson

      Performer: Paul Kirby, Frank Kelley, Sanford Sylvan, David Ripley, Anthony Tommasini


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.