American Songs

Who played on American Songs

• André Previn piano all tracks
• Barbara Bonney soprano vocals all tracks
• Sato Knudsen cello on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Sally Chisum remembers Billy the Kid — André Previn 9:12
2. 2 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: I. Nature, the gentlest mother — Aaron Copland 3:56
3. 3 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: II. There came a wind like a bugle — Aaron Copland 1:26
4. 4 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: III. Why do they shut me out of Heaven? — Aaron Copland 2:04
5. 5 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: IV. The world feels dusty — Aaron Copland 1:52
6. 6 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: V. Heart, we will forget him! — Aaron Copland 2:10
7. 7 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: VI. Dear March, come in! — Aaron Copland 2:09
8. 8 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: VII. Sleep is supposed to be — Aaron Copland 2:53
9. 9 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: VIII. When they come back — Aaron Copland 1:48
10. 10 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: IX. I felt a funeral in my brain — Aaron Copland 1:59
11. 11 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: X. I've heard an organ talk sometimes — Aaron Copland 2:00
12. 12 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: XI. Going to heaven! — Aaron Copland 2:18
13. 13 Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: XII. The Chariot — Aaron Copland 3:28
14. 14 Six Elizabethan Songs: I. Spring — Dominick Argento 1:33
15. 15 Six Elizabethan Songs: II. Sleep — Dominick Argento 3:05
16. 16 Six Elizabethan Songs: III. Winter — Dominick Argento 1:34
17. 17 Six Elizabethan Songs: IV. Dirge — Dominick Argento 3:26
18. 18 Six Elizabethan Songs: V. Diaphenia — Dominick Argento 1:50
19. 19 Six Elizabethan Songs: VI. Hymn — Dominick Argento 3:50
20. 20 Hermit Songs, op. 29: I. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory — Samuel Barber 1:25
21. 21 Hermit Songs, op. 29: II. Church Bell at Night — Samuel Barber 0:48
22. 22 Hermit Songs, op. 29: III. St. Ita's Vision — Samuel Barber 3:21
23. 23 Hermit Songs, op. 29: IV. The Heavenly Banquet — Samuel Barber 1:05
24. 24 Hermit Songs, op. 29: V. The Crucifixion — Samuel Barber 2:15
25. 25 Hermit Songs, op. 29: VI. Sea-Snatch — Samuel Barber 0:32
26. 26 Hermit Songs, op. 29: VII. Promiscuity — Samuel Barber 0:51
27. 27 Hermit Songs, op. 29: VIII. The Monk and his Cat — Samuel Barber 2:22
28. 28 Hermit Songs, op. 29: IX. The Praises of God — Samuel Barber 0:51
29. 29 Hermit Songs, op. 29: X. The Desire for Hermitage — Samuel Barber 3:35
30. 30 Vocalise — André Previn 3:33

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