My people / Langston Hughes -- Heart on the wall. Heart / Robert Owens -- Shadow of the blues. Island / John Musto -- The weary blues / Hughes -- Shadow of the blues. Litany / John Musto -- Songs of separation. A black Pierrot / William Grant Still -- Beyond the rim of day. March moon / Hale Smith -- Negro / Hughes -- The Negro speaks of rivers / Margaret Bonds -- Genius child. My people / Ricky Ian Gordon -- Song to the dark Virgin / Florence Price -- Evil / Hughes -- Joy / Howard Swanson -- Street scene. Lonely house / Kurt Weill -- Three dream portraits. Minstrel man / Margaret Bonds --Sunday morning prophecy / Hughes -- Fields of wonder. In time of silver rain / Harriette Davision -- Four songs of Langston Hughes. Carolina cabin / Jean Berger -- Madam and the census taker / Hughes -- Lovely, dark and lonely one / Harry T. Burleigh -- Sylvester's dying bed / Hughes -- Dreamer / Erik Santos -- Still here / Hughes.
Note
Poems by Langston Hughes, in readings (tracks 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 19, 21 and 27) and musical settings; tracks 2-3, 5-7, 9-11, 13-15, 17-18 and 20 for voice and piano; tracks 22-26 a song cycle for voice, piano and harp.
Biographical notes on composers and performers in English, and biographical notes on Langston Hughes in English, German, and French (8 p.) inserted.
Credits (note)
Songs by W.G. Still, F. Price, K. Weill and others.
Event (note)
Recorded July 23, 2001, studios of WFMT Radio, Chicago and Dec. 18-21, 2001, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Great Hall.
Language (note)
Read and sung in English.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Title
Dreamer [electronic resource] : a portrait of Langston Hughes.
Imprint
[S.l.] : Naxos, p2002.
Playing time
010718
Series
American classics
American classics (Naxos (Sound recording label))
Performer
Darryl Taylor, tenor ; William Warfield, narrator ; Maria Corley, Erik Santos (tracks 22-26), piano ; Patricia Terry Ross, harp.
Event
Recorded July 23, 2001, studios of WFMT Radio, Chicago and Dec. 18-21, 2001, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Great Hall.
Credits
Songs by W.G. Still, F. Price, K. Weill and others.