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Special offer. Copland: The Tender Land

Maria Jette (soprano), Janis Hardy (contralto), Vern Sutton (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), Dan Dressen (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), LeRoy Lehr (bass), Sue Herber (soprano), Merle Fristad (bass), Agnes Smuda (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus of The Plymouth...

Copland: The Tender Land

Special offer. Copland: The Tender Land

Maria Jette (soprano), Janis Hardy (contralto), Vern Sutton (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), Dan Dressen (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), LeRoy Lehr (bass), Sue Herber (soprano), Merle Fristad (bass), Agnes Smuda (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus of The Plymouth...

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  • Release date: 1st Jan 1990
  • Label: Erato
  • Catalogue number: 9029636203
  • Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Copland: The Tender Land, Act 1: Prelude
Work length0:45
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 1, Scene 1
Work length8:39
  • Maria Jette (soprano), Janis Hardy (contralto), Vern Sutton (tenor)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"When I grow up, will you take me to live in a big house?" (Beth)
Track length1:18
"Two little bits of metal" (Ma)
Track length1:05
"I'll race you to the porch" (Beth, Mr. Splinters, Ma)
Track length6:16
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 1, Scene 2
Work length4:11
  • Janis Hardy (contralto), Maria Jette (soprano)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"Open it quick, Mama!" (Beth, Ma)
Track length0:50
"Like this… This is like the dress I never had' (Ma)
Track length1:59
"I couldn't forget the party" (Beth, Ma)
Track length1:22
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 1, Scene 3
Work length8:50
  • Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), Janis Hardy (contralto)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"Once I thought I'd never grow tall as this fence" (Laurie)
Track length3:34
"That you? Laurie?" (Ma, Laurie)
Track length1:59
"Remember the boy that used to call" (Laurie, Ma)
Track length3:17
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 1, Scene 4
Work length10:34
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), LeRoy Lehr (bass)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"Do you suppose they're making food in there?" (Top, Martin)
Track length2:14
"Hello! Miss? Madam?" (Martin, Top, Laurie)
Track length2:03
Duet. "We've been north" (Martin, Top, Laurie)
Track length2:16
"Halloo halloo" (Grandpa, Top, Laurie, Martin)
Track length1:49
Trio. "A stranger may seem strange that's true" (Martin, Top, Grandpa)
Track length1:47
Interlude. The boys make horseplay
Track length0:25
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 1, Scene 5
Work length9:16
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Bohn (baritone), Janis Hardy (contralto), LeRoy Lehr (bass)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"If you boys work as smooth as you talk" (Grandpa, Laurie, Ma, Top, Martin)
Track length3:57
Quintet. "The promise of living with hope" (Martin, Laurie, Ma, Grandpa, Top)
Track length5:19
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 2, Scene 1
Work length10:43
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), Sue Herber (soprano), LeRoy Lehr (bass), Merle Fristad (bass), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), Janis Hardy (contralto)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series, Chorus of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
The graduation eve supper
Track length0:20
"Not for me, Missus Moss" (Top, Mrs. Jenks, Martin, Chorus)
Track length0:57
"Try makin' peace with some of my wine" (Grandpa, Mr. Jenks, Chorus)
Track length1:58
"Thank you, thank you all" (Laurie, Grandpa, Ma)
Track length3:33
"We've been at this table long enough" (Ma, Top, Martin)
Track length0:44
"Stomp your foot upon the floor" (Martin, Mr. Jenks, Chorus)
Track length3:11
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 2, Scene 2: "Mister Splinters, you may think I'm crazy" (Ma, Mr. Splinters)
Work length2:24
  • Janis Hardy (contralto), Vern Sutton (tenor)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 2, Scene 3
Work length13:19
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), James Bohn (baritone), LeRoy Lehr (bass), Janis Hardy (contralto), Agnes Smuda (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"O there you are, Missus Moss" (Martin, Grandpa, Top)
Track length0:20
Song. "As I was goin' a-courtin'" (Top, Grandpa, Ma)
Track length1:43
"C'mon Grandpa, let's you and me show these young folks what dancin's made of" (Mrs. Splinters, Top, Martin, Laurie, Grandpa)
Track length1:06
"You dance real well!" (Martin, Laurie)
Track length2:48
"Laurie, you know… I'm gettin' tired of travellin' through" (Martin)
Track length2:59
"In love? In love? Yes, yes, I do love you" (Laurie, Martin)
Track length1:47
Duet. "The plain so green, the tender land" (Laurie, Martin)
Track length2:36
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 2, Scene 4
Work length7:13
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Bohn (baritone), Janis Hardy (contralto), LeRoy Lehr (bass), Vern Sutton (tenor), Agnes Smuda (mezzo-soprano), Merle Fristad (bass), Sue Herber (soprano)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
"Hey! Bums! No good dirty bums!" (Grandpa, Laurie, Ma, Top, Martin, Mr. Splinters)
Track length4:25
"Good night, good night" (Mrs. Jenks, Mrs. Splinters, Ma, Mr. Splinters, Mr. Jenks, Grandpa)
Track length2:48
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 3: Introduction
Work length0:45
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 3, Scene 1
Work length15:43
  • Dan Dressen (tenor), Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), James Bohn (baritone)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Entracte. Martin alone
Track length1:18
Duet. "Laurie… Is there someone in there that's called Laurie?" (Martin, Laurie)
Track length7:00
"Daylight will come in such short time" (Martin)
Track length2:58
"What you doin' sittin' here" (Top, Martin)
Track length0:58
Aria. "That's crazy! Hoppin' the freight, after it's late" (Martin, Top)
Track length3:29
Copland: The Tender Land, Act 3, Scene 2
Work length13:54
  • Elisabeth Comeaux (soprano), Janis Hardy (contralto), Maria Jette (soprano)
  • Orchestra of The Plymouth Music Series
  • Philip Brunelle
Daybreak
Track length1:20
"The sun is coming up" (Laurie)
Track length2:46
"Laurie, Laurie, sister!" (Beth, Laurie, Ma)
Track length5:20
"All thinking's done, and all plans laid" (Ma)
Track length4:28
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