Songs of Samuel Barber and Ned Rorem
Contributors: Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Bernac, Pierre; Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981; Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981; Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Rorem, Ned, 1923-; Curtis String Quartet
Series: Recorded anthology of American music
Published: 1978
Language: eng
Format: [Sound recording]
Subjects: Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble; Songs with piano; Songs
Notes: Title from container.

Barber op. 3 originally issued as Victor 8998, the Rorem songs as Columbia MS 6561.

The Barber works are mono., the Rorem stereo.

Durations on container; program notes and interviews with the composers by P. Ramey, words, with English translations of the French words of Barber op. 27, and bibliographies (6 p. ill.) bound in.

In the Barber works: the composer, baritone, Curtis String Quartet (op.3); Pierre Bernac, baritone, Francis Poulenc, piano (op.27).  In the Rorem: various singers; the composer, piano.

Barber op. 3 recorded in Camden, N. J., May 13, 1935; op. 27 in New York, Feb. 15, 1952; the Rorem songs in New York, 1962-1963.
Table of contents: title: Barber, S.   Dover Beach, op.3(M. Arnold).; title: Barber.  Melodies passagères, op. 27 (R. M. Rilke).; title: Rorem, N.  Early in the morning (R. Hillyer).; title: Rorem.  I am Rose (G. Stein).; title: Rorem.  To you (W. Whitman).; title: Rorem.  Pippa's song (R. Browning) [acc. originally for orchestra].; title: Rorem.  Spring (G. M. Hopkins).; title: Rorem.  Spring and fall (Hopkins).; title: Rorem.  Two songs from Flight for heaven (R. Herrick): Upon Julia's clothes.  To the willow tree.; title: Rorem.  Lullaby of the woman of the mountain (P. Pearse).; title: Rorem.  Snake (T. Roethke).; title: Rorem.  Root cellar (Roethke).; title: Rorem.  My papa's waltz (Roethke).