Tenor Salvatore Champagne became fascinated by the work of Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco through his longtime pianist and collaborator, Howard Lubin. The introduction led to 15 years of research by Champagne, during which he uncovered the influential composer's unpublished Shakespeare Sonnets as well as a song cycle setting Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. In them Champagne found music of profound beauty and intimacy-and he became intent on sharing these treasures through his singing and in his work with students. The discoveries led to this premiere recording and the 66-page book that accompanies it: a fascinating exploration of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's life, work, and influence among a generation of U.S. composers and musicians. In addition, the book features rarely seen personal photographs and other artifacts that capture the essence of Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Tracklist:

Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 1. What Think You I Take My Pen In Hand?
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 2. I Dream'd In A Dream
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 3. Sometimes With One I Love
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 4. We Two Boys Together Clinging
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 5. Are You The New Person Drawn Toward Me?
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 6. When I Peruse The Conquer'd Fame
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 7. A Glimpse
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 8. This Moment, Yearning And Thoughtful
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 9. Trickle Drops
Leaves Of Grass, Op. 89b: No. 10. The Base Of All Metaphysics
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 31: Thy Bosom Is Endeared With All Hearts
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 104: To Me, Fair Friend, You Never Can Be Old
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 32: If Thou Survive My Well-Contented Day
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 53: What Is Your Substance, Whereof Are You Made
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 57: Being Your Slave What Should I Do But Tend
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 73: That Time Of Year Thou Mayst In Me Behold
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 97: How Like A Winter Hath My Absence Been
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 98: From You Have I Been Absent In The Spring
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 102: My Love Is Strengthen'd, Though More Weak In Seeming
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 106: When In The Chronicle Of Wasted Time
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 109: O Never Say That I Was False Of Heart
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 128: How Oft When Thou, My Music, Music Play'st
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 27: Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 40: Take All My Loves
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 71: No Longer Mourn For Me When I Am Dead
28 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 125: Sonnet 47: Betwixt Mine Eye And Heart A League Is Too

UPC: 751778166787
Label: Oberlin Music
Release Date: 3.11.16
Format: CD

Castlenuovo-Tedesco / Champagne / Lubin - What Think You I Take My Pen in Hand to Record? (CD)