RECORDINGS
Love Took Me Softly by the Hand:
The Poetry and Songs of Mount Auburn
The Friends of Mount Auburn are happy to announce the release of a new album of songs with Jean Danton, soprano and Thomas Stumpf, piano:
Love Took Me Softly By the Hand: the Poetry and Songs of Mount Auburn
This inspired collection features beautiful songs by composers and poets buried at Mount Auburn including Chadwick, Paine, Foote, Pinkham, Thompson, Daniels, Lang and Howe. Jean Danton and Thomas Stumpf have performed the poetry and songs of those now buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery and are bringing the long-forgotten words and music back to life. This recording is a testament to the power and endurance of the words and notes written decades (and centuries) ago.
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Track List
Moonlight– John Knowles Paine
Siciliano – Randall Thompson
Matin Song – John Knowles Paine
Love Took Me Softly By the Hand – Arthur Foote
In the Lovely Summer Night – Julia Ward Howe
Thou Art so Like a Flower – George Whitefield Chadwick
A Bird Upon a Rosy Bough – John Knowles Paine
A Serene Alleluia – Daniel Pinkham
Heartbreak – Julia Ward Howe
Chimes – Margaret Ruthven Lang
Solitaire – Mabel Wheeler Daniels
Sweetheart – Arthur Foote