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American Anthem: From Ragtime to Art Song (Mix Album)
- Artist: Nathan Gunn
- Composer: Andrew Thomas, Arnold Weinstein, Charles Ives
- Label: Angel Records / EMI M
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1.
Shenandoah, folk song 3:01
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: American Traditional
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, song 3:34
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: Jay Gorney
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Early in the Morning, for voice & piano 1:41
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: Ned Rorem
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The Lordly Hudson, for voice & piano (from "Poems of Paul Goodman") 2:14
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Ned Rorem
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Voices of World War II, for voice & piano:At Howard Hawks' House 2:39
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Gene Scheer
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Voices of World War II, for voice & piano:Holding Each Other 3:39
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: Gene Scheer
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The Lass from the Low Country, for voice & piano 3:15
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: John Jacob Niles
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Recuerdo, for voice & piano 4:27
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: John Musto
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Nocturne, song for voice & piano (also arr. for voice & orch.), Op. 13/4 4:05
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: Samuel Barber
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Sure on this shining night, song for voice & piano (also arr. for voice, orch, chorus & piano), Op. 13/3 2:20
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Samuel Barber
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Fur (Murray the Furrier), for voice & piano 2:30
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: William Bolcom
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Over the piano, for voice & piano 3:10
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: William Bolcom
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Song of Black Max (as told by the de Kooning Boys), for voice & piano 3:03
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: William Bolcom
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Slugging a Vampire, song for voice & piano, S. 350 (K. 6B40c) 0:29
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Charles Ives
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Two Little Flowers, song for voice & piano, S. 379 (K. 6B68) 1:19
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: Charles Ives
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General William Booth Enters into Heaven, song for voice & piano, S. 255 (K. 6B50) 5:16
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Charles Ives
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The Lamb ("Little Lamb, who made thee?"), for voice & piano 3:09
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Lee Hoiby
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Old American Songs, for voice & piano, Book 2:At the River 3:13
Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy: Aaron Copland
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Old American Songs, for voice & piano, Book 1:Long Time Ago 2:44
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Aaron Copland
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Lean Away, for voice & piano 4:59
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Gene Scheer
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American Anthem, for voice & piano 3:59
Kevin Murphy, Nathan Gunn: Gene Scheer
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Description
Opera singers venturing into non-classical territory can easily produce embarrassing results: mannered, over-inflected performances that betray the spirit of the music. Fortunately, Nathan Gunn has the kind of voice, the technique, and the sensibility to persuasively put across the variety of American music on this collection, which includes folk songs, Tin Pan Alley, cabaret songs, art songs, and contemporary pop-influenced ballads. Gunn's baritone has the flexibility to embody the refinement required by the songs by Barber and Copland, the ruggedness that suits Brother, can you spare a dime?, and the unaffected simplicity appropriate for the folk songs, such as Shenandoah and The lass from the low countree. Gunn's voice is full-bodied and distinctively masculine, with a ringing top and plenty of solidity at the lowest reaches. Equally at home in the various styles, Gunn invests each with the right character. He brings freshness and depth of feeling to the standard recital fare, such as Barber's Nocturne and Sure on this shining night and selections from Copland's Old American Songs, and a sly whimsicality to Bolcom's Fur and Black Max. Ives' General William Booth enters into Heaven is somewhat reserved; Gunn doesn't have quite have the rambunctious abandon to unleash its full madcap theatricality. Contemporary new art song is strongly represented with works by John Musto and Gene Scheer; Musto's lovely, wistful, witty setting of Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Recuerdo" is a standout. Pianist Kevin Murphy provides an energetic and responsive accompaniment. EMI's sound is clean, lively, and present. Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
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Description
Opera singers venturing into non-classical territory can easily produce embarrassing results: mannered, over-inflected performances that betray the spirit of the music. Fortunately, Nathan Gunn has the kind of voice, the technique, and the sensibility to persuasively put across the variety of American music on this collection, which includes folk songs, Tin Pan Alley, cabaret songs, art songs, and contemporary pop-influenced ballads. Gunn's baritone has the flexibility to embody the refinement required by the songs by Barber and Copland, the ruggedness that suits Brother, can you spare a dime?, and the unaffected simplicity appropriate for the folk songs, such as Shenandoah and The lass from the low countree. Gunn's voice is full-bodied and distinctively masculine, with a ringing top and plenty of solidity at the lowest reaches. Equally at home in the various styles, Gunn invests each with the right character. He brings freshness and depth of feeling to the standard recital fare, such as Barber's Nocturne and Sure on this shining night and selections from Copland's Old American Songs, and a sly whimsicality to Bolcom's Fur and Black Max. Ives' General William Booth enters into Heaven is somewhat reserved; Gunn doesn't have quite have the rambunctious abandon to unleash its full madcap theatricality. Contemporary new art song is strongly represented with works by John Musto and Gene Scheer; Musto's lovely, wistful, witty setting of Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Recuerdo" is a standout. Pianist Kevin Murphy provides an energetic and responsive accompaniment. EMI's sound is clean, lively, and present. Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
Features
- Genre: Vocal
- Category: Modern
- Release Date: May 18, 1999
- Label: Angel Records / EMI M
- Artist: Nathan Gunn
- Additional Artists: Kevin Murphy (Performer )
- Composer: Andrew Thomas, Arnold Weinstein, Charles Ives, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Edna St. Vincent Millay, James Agee, Jay Gorney, John Jacob Niles, John Musto, Lee Hoiby
- Format: CD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 244-07-2193
- ASIN: B002OFAELO
- Catalog #: 11592263
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 5.6 inches length x 4.9 inches width x 0.4 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.24 pound.
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