The CD version of this release from Chicago's Cedille label includes a note from top baritone Thomas Hampson himself, addressing two of the questions listeners may have. The first pertains to how he happened to record for Cedille, which might be characterized as small but scrappy. His answer: he had always admired the label and entertained the idea in a conversation with label president James Ginsburg; he finally went forward after discovering a wealth of interesting and neglected music from Chicago. The second question ...
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The CD version of this release from Chicago's Cedille label includes a note from top baritone Thomas Hampson himself, addressing two of the questions listeners may have. The first pertains to how he happened to record for Cedille, which might be characterized as small but scrappy. His answer: he had always admired the label and entertained the idea in a conversation with label president James Ginsburg; he finally went forward after discovering a wealth of interesting and neglected music from Chicago. The second question involves the African American origin of a good deal of the music. Hampson writes: "With the inclusion of Margaret Bonds and Florence Price, some may raise their eyebrows at a Caucasian male attempting to sing this very African American-rooted offering. But my point and answer would be simply, these are, first and foremost, American stories seen through the prism of the African American narrative." Actually, it's not Bonds and Price, in whose work African American idioms were somewhat...
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Ernst Bacon; Florence Price; John Alden Carpenter; Louis Campbell-Tipton; Margaret Bonds. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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