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NPR Letters from Lincoln Interview
Michael Daugherty: In His Own Words
Michael Daugherty Fire and Blood Mvt I Volcano
1 Lincoln's Funeral Train  
2 Autobiography  
3 Abraham Lincoln Is My Name  
4 Mystic Chords Of Memory  
5 Letter To Mrs. Bixby  
6 Mrs. Lincoln's Music Box  
7 Gettysburg Address  
8 Langsamer Satz  
9 Im Sommerwind  
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E1 Music is delighted to announce the release of Letters from Lincoln, the world-premiere recording of a work by composer Michael Daugherty featuring the world-renowned baritone Thomas Hampson and the Spokane Symphony under the direction of music director Eckart Preu. Letters from Lincoln for baritone and orchestra is scheduled for release in January of 2010. This new work was commissioned by the Spokane Symphony in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth (1809-1865), and premiered on February 28, 2009. Also included on the record are two lyric early works by Anton von Webern, Im Sommerwind and Langsamer Satz.

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  • Celebration the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, composer Michael Daugherty releases: Letters from Lincoln
    Posted At: February 10, 2010 12:00 AM

    E1 Music is delighted to announce the release of Letters from Lincoln, the world-premiere recording of a work by composer Michael Daugherty featuring the world-renowned baritone Thomas Hampson and the Spokane Symphony under the direction of music director Eckart Preu. Letters from Lincoln for baritone and orchestra is scheduled for release in January of 2010. This new work was commissioned by t...
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