The e.e. cummings Mix

by Alex

I recently made a mix for a friend of mine based around settings of e.e. cummings poems. Here’s the play list with links to the individual artists.

*Three Poems by e.e. cummings*
i thank you god for most this amazing day | hope, faith, life, love | i will wade out
By Eric Whitacre, performed by the Brigham Young University Singers
“Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Capella Works 1991-2000″:http://www.arsisaudio.com/cd147.html

*i will wade out* (sun in my mouth)
By Bjork
“Vespertine”:http://unit.bjork.com/specials/albums/vespertine/

*Even*
By Jake Heggie, performed by Sylvia McNair
“The Faces of Love”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K2EN/qid%3D967954025/sr%3D1-/104-0552802-2479935

*Ave Maria*
By Josquin de Prez, performed by Voices of Ascension
“Beyond Chant: Mysteries of the Renaissance”:http://www.delosmus.com/item/de31/de3165.html

*Abraham and Isaac* The second of the five canticles
By Benjamin Britten, performed by Ian Bostridge and David Daniels
“Britten: The Canticles”:http://www.virginclassics.com/vclass-cgi-bin/rh_cat_mid_rh.cgi?key=676

*Ave Verum Corpus*
By Imant Raminsh, performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir
“Songs of the Lights: Choral Music of Imant Raminsh”:http://www.vancouverchamberchoir.com/vcc/index.cfm?method=cd.getCD&trackID=15

*Missa Brevis in C Minor*
kyrie | gloria | santus/benedictus | agnus dei
By Imant Raminsh, performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir
“Earth Chants: The Choral Music of Imant Raminsh”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006FIA1/qid=1111047151/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-0552802-2479935?v=glance&s=classical

*in time of*
By Steven Sametz, performed by Chanticleer
“Colors of Love”:http://www.chanticleer.org/contemporaryclassical.htm#colors