Autograph (CD12)
Thomas HampsonCD1
- Mozart : Ah, son perduto! (Act I) (Cherubino/Count/Susanna/Basilio)
- Mozart : Cosa sento! Tosto andate (Act I) (Count/Basilio/Susanna)
- Mozart : Basilio, in traccia tosto (Act I) (Count/Susanna/Cherubino/Basilio)
- Mozart : Che novità! (Act II) (Count/Countess)
- Mozart : Susanna, or via, sortite (Act II) (Count/Countess/Susanna)
- Mozart : Dunque, voi non aprite? (Act II) (Count/Countess)
- Mozart : Aprite, presto, aprite (Act II) (Susanna/Cherubino)
- Mozart : Tutto è come io lasciai (Act II) (Count/Countess)
- Mozart : Esci, ormai, garzon malnato (Act II) (Count/Countess)
- Mozart : Signore! Cos’è quel stupore? (Act II) (Susanna/Count/Countess/Figaro)
- Mozart : Hai già vinta la causa! (Act III) (Count)
- Mozart : Vedrò mentr’io sospiro (Act III) (Count)
- Mozart : Ah, son perduto! (Act I) (Cherubino/Count/Susanna/Basilio)
- Mozart : Hai già vinta la causa! … Vedrò mentr’io sospiro (Act III) (Count)
- Mozart : Non sperar, se non m’uccidi … Leporello, ove sei? (Act I) (Donna Anna/Don Giovanni/ Leporello/Commendatore)
- Mozart : Alfin siam liberati, Zerlinetta gentil (Act I) (Don Giovanni/Zerlina)
- Mozart : Là ci darem la mano (Act I, Scene 9) (Don Giovanni/Zerlina)
- Mozart : Ah taci, ingiusto core (Act II) (Donna Elvira/Leporello/Don Giovanni)
- Mozart : Amico, che ti par?…Eccomi a voi (Act II) (Don Giovanni/Leporello/Donna Elvira)
- Mozart : Serenade: Deh, vieni alla finestra (Act II) (Don Giovanni)
- Mozart : Metà di voi qua vadano (Act II) (Don Giovanni)
- Mozart : Ah, signor…per carità! (Act II) (Leporello/Don Giovanni)
- Mozart : Don Giovanni, a cenar teco (Act II) (The Statue/Don Giovanni/Leporello)
- Mozart : Da qual tremor insolito (Act II) (Don Giovanni/Chorus of Devils/Leporello)
- Mozart : Soave sia il vento (Act I) (Fiordiligi/Dorabella/Don Alfonso)
- Mozart : Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo (alternative aria) (Guglielmo)
CD2
- Mendelssohn : So weit gebracht, daß wir bei Nacht Allvater heimlich singen! (Act I) (Druid priest/Chorus)
- Gounod : Ô sainte médaille (Act II) (Valentin/Wagner/Siebel/Chorus)
- Gounod : Avant de quitter ces lieux (Act II) (Valentin)
- Gounod : Merci de ta chanson (Act II) (Chorus/Valentin/Wagner/Méphistophélès/Siebel)
- Gounod : De l’enfer qui vient émousser nos armes (Act II) (Chorus/Valentin)
- Gounod : Que voulez-vous, messieurs? (Act IV) (Valentin/Méphistophélès/Faust)
- Gounod : Par ici, par ici, mes amis (Act IV) (Marthe/Chorus/Valentin/Marguerite/Siebel)
- Gounod : Écoute-moi bien, Marguerite (Act IV) (Valentin/Chorus/Siebel/Marthe)
- Gounod : Adieu, mon bon frère (Appendix) (Marguerite/Valentin)
- Thomas : Doute de la lumière (Act I) (Hamlet/Ophélie)
- Thomas : Viendra-t-il? (Act I) (Horatio/Hamlet/Marcellus)
- Thomas : Ici, l’ombre et le deuil (Act I) (Hamlet/Horatio/Marcellus)
- Thomas : Invocation: Spectre infernal! Image vénérée! (Act I) (Hamlet/Marcellus/Horatio)
- Thomas : Écoute-moi! (Act I) (Le Spectre/Hamlet)
- Thomas : J’ai pu frapper le misérable (Act III) (Hamlet)
- Thomas : Être ou ne pas être (Act III) (Hamlet)
- Thomas : Hamlet, ma douleur est immense! (Act III) (La Reine/Hamlet)
- Thomas : Ah! que votre âme sans refuge (Act III) (Hamlet/La Reine)
- Thomas : Pardonne, hélas! ta voix m’accable! (Act III) (La Reine/Hamlet)
- Thomas : Mon fils! (Act III) (Le Spectre/Hamlet/La Reine)
- Verdi : Ove son io?…Vada in fiamme (Act III) (Macbeth)
- Verdi : Perfidi! All’anglo contro me v’unite … Pietà, rispetto, amore (Act IV) (Macbeth)
CD3
- Verdi : Oui, je fus bien coupable … Au sein de la puissance (Act III) (Montfort)
- Verdi : Di Provenza il mar … Né rispondi … No, non udrai rimproveri (Act II) (Germont/Alfredo)
- Verdi : Suona ogni labbro il mio nome…Del mar sul lido fra gente ostile (Prologue) (Simone/Fiesco)
- Verdi : Tace la notte! (Act I) (Conte)
- Verdi : Il Trovator! Io fremo! … Deserto sulla terra (Act I, Scene 2) (Conte/Manrico)
- Verdi : Non m’inganno … Ella scende! (Act I) (Conte/Leonora/Manrico)
- Verdi : Di gelosa amor sprezzato (Act I) (Conte/Leonora/Manrico)
- Verdi : Tutto è deserto (Act II) (Conte/Ferrando)
- Verdi : Il balen del suo sorriso (Act II) (Conte)
- Verdi : Qual suono! Oh ciel! (Act II) (Conte/Ferrando)
- Verdi : Ardir! andiam, celiamoci fra l’ombre … Per me, ora fatale (Act II) (Ferrando/Chorus/Conte)
- Verdi : Udiste? Come albeggi, la scure al figlio (Act IV) (Conte/Leonora)
- Verdi : Mira, di acerbe lagrime (Act IV) (Leonora/Conte)
- Verdi : Conte! … N’è cessi? (Act IV) (Leonora/Conte)
- Verdi : Colui vivrà … Vivrà! Contende il giubilo (Act IV) (Conte/Leonora)
- Verdi : Le voilà! C’est l’infant! (Act II) (Rodrigue/Don Carlos)
- Verdi : Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes (Act II) (Don Carlos/Rodrigue/Chorus/Le Moine)
- Verdi : Restez! (Act II) (Philippe/Rodrigue)
- Verdi : Ô Roi! J’arrive de Flandre (Act II) (Rodrigue/Philippe)
- Verdi : Votre regard hardi s’est levé sur mon trône (Act II) (Philippe/Rodrigue)
- Verdi : Oui, Carlos! C’est mon jour suprême (Act IV) (Rodrigue/Don Carlos)
- Verdi : Carlos, écoute (Act IV) (Rodrigue)
CD4
- Wagner : Blick’ ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise (Act II) (Wolfram/Chorus/Tannhäuser)
- Wagner : Wohl wußt’ ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden (Act III) (Wolfram/Chorus/Elisabeth)
- Wagner : Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen(Act III) (Chorus/Elisabeth/Wolfram)
- Wagner : Wie Todesahnung, Dämmerung deckt die Lande (Act III) (Wolfram)
- Wagner : O, du mein holder Abendstern (Act III) (Wolfram)
- Wagner : Wie Todesahnung…O du, mein holder Abendstern (Act III) (Wolfram)
- Wagner : Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond (Act I) (Siegmund)
- Wagner : Nun hör, Hagen (Act I) (Gunther/Hagen)
- Wagner : Ein Weib weiß ich (Act I) (Hagen/Gunther/Gutrune)
- Wagner : Vom Rhein her tönt das Horn (Act I) (Gunther/Hagen/Siegfried) Heil! Siegfried, teurer Held! (Act I) (Hagen)
- Wagner : Wer ist Gibichs Sohn? (Act I) (Siegfried/Gunther/Hagen)
- Wagner : Begrüße froh, o Held (Act I) (Gunther/Siegfried/Hagen/Gutrune)
- Wagner : Vergäß’ ich alles (Act I) (Siegfried)
- Wagner : Gutrune (Act I) (Gunther, Siegfried)
- Wagner : Blühenden Lebens (Act I) (Siegfried/Gunther)
- Wagner : Was nahmst du am Eide nicht teil? (Act I) (Siegfried/Hagen/Gunther/Gutrune)
- Wagner : Mignonne WWV57 (Ronsard)
- Wagner : Tout n’est qu’images fugitives WWV58 (Reboul)
- Wagner : Les Deux Grenadiers WWV60 (Loeve-Veimar)
- Wagner : Lied des Mephistopheles: Es war einmal ein König WWV15 No.4 (Goethe)
- Wagner : Lied des Mephistopheles: Was machst du mir WWV15 No.5 (Goethe)
- Wagner : Der Tannenbaum WWV50 (Scheurlin)
CD5
- Britten : Next man forward … Your name? Billy Budd, sir!…Billy Budd, king of the birds (Act I) (Claggart/Billy/First Lieutenant/Sailing Master)
- Britten : Billy! Hist, Billy Budd … Dansker, old friend (Act II) (Novice/Billy/Dansker)
- Britten : And Dansker, old friend, I’ve heard a tale (Act II) (Billy/Dansker)
- Britten : You wanted to see me (Act III) (Billy/Vere/Claggart)
- Britten : Look! Through the port comes the moon- shine astray… (Act IV) (Billy/Dansker)
- Britten : And farewell to ye, old Rights o’ Man! (Act IV) (Billy)
- Britten : Bugles sang, saddening the evening air
- Britten : Out there, we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death
- Britten : Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm
- Britten : So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went* – Hostias et preces tibi
- Britten : After the blast of lightning from the East
- Britten : ‘None’ said the other ‘save the undone years’
- Britten : Bugles sang, saddening the evening air
- Britten : Out there, we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death
- Britten : Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm – Dies irae, dies illa
- Britten : So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went* – Hostias et preces tibi
- Britten : After the blast of lightning from the East
- Britten : ‘None’ said the other ‘save the undone years’
CD6
- Schubert : Gute Nacht 5.45
- Schubert : Die Wetterfahne 1.40
- Schubert : Gefrorne Tränen 2.16
- Schubert : Erstarrung 2.56
- Schubert : Der Lindenbaum 4.35
- Schubert : Wasserflut 4.01
- Schubert : Auf dem Fluße 3.18
- Schubert : Rückblick 2.22
- Schubert : Irrlicht 2.28
- Schubert : Rast 3.12
- Schubert : Frühlingstraum 3.55
- Schubert : Einsamkeit 2.43
- Schubert : Die Post 2.27
- Schubert : Der greise Kopf
- Schubert : Die Krähe
- Schubert : Letzte Hoffnung
- Schubert : Im Dorfe
- Schubert : Der stürmische Morgen
- Schubert : Täuschung
- Schubert : Der Wegweiser
- Schubert : Das Wirtshaus
- Schubert : Mut
- Schubert : Die Nebensonnen
- Schubert : Der Leiermann
CD7
- Schumann :Kurzes Erwachen
- Schumann :Gesanges Erwachen
- Schumann :An Anna I
- Schumann :An Anna II
- Schumann :Im Herbste
- Schumann :Niemand Op.25 No.22
- Schumann :Dem roten Röslein gleicht mein Lieb Op.27 No.2
- Schumann :Hochländers Abschied Op.25 No.13
- Schumann :II. Stirb, Lieb’ und Freud!
- Schumann :III. Wanderlied
- Schumann :V. Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend
- Schumann :VI. Auf das Trinkglas eines verstorbenen Freundes
- Schumann : VII. Wanderung
- Schumann :X. Stille Tränen
- Schumann :XII. Alte Laute
- Schumann : I. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
- Schumann : II. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
- Schumann : III. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
- Schumann : IV. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’
- Schumann : V. Ich will meine Seele tauschen
- Schumann : VI. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
- Schumann : VII. Ich grolle nicht
- Schumann : VIII. Und wüßten’s die Blumen, die kleinen
- Schumann : IX. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
- Schumann : X. Hör’ ich das Liedchen klingen
- Schumann : XI. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
- Schumann : XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
- Schumann : XIII. Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet
- Schumann : XIV. Allnächtlich im Traume seh’ ich dich
- Schumann : XV. Aus alten Märchen winkt es
- Schumann : XVI. Die alten, bösen Lieder
- Schumann : Der Hans und die Grete tanzen herum
- Schumann : In meiner Brust, da sitzt ein Weh
- Schumann : Der arme Peter wankt vorbei
CD8
- Berlioz : La Belle Voyageuse (Gounet)
- Berlioz : Élégie en prose (Louise Belloc after Thomas Moore)
- Liszt : La Tombe et la Rose G285/G539 (Hugo)
- Liszt : Comment, disaient-ils G276/G535 (Hugo) S276 No.2 (2nd version)
- Liszt : Oh, quand je dors G282 (Hugo) S282 No.2 ‘Élégie Étienne Monnier’ (2nd version)
- Liszt : Die Vätergruft G281/G371 (Uhland)
- Liszt : Ihr Auge G310 (Rellstab)
- Liszt : Wanderers Nachtlied: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh’ G306 (Goethe)
- Strauss : Himmelsboten (Der Mondschein) Op.32 Nr.5
- Mahler : Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
- Mahler : Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
- Mahler : Liebst du um Schönheit
- Mahler : Um Mitternacht
- Mahler : Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
- Mahler : II. Der Einsame im Herbst
- Mahler : II. Der Einsame im Herbst
- Korngold : Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen
CD9
- Copland : The Boatmen’s Dance (Minstrel Dance)
- Copland : The Dodger (Campaign Song)
- Copland : Long Time Ago (Ballad)
- Copland : Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)
- Copland : I Bought Me A Cat (Children’s Song)
- Copland : The Little Horses (Lullaby)
- Copland : Zion’s Walls (Revivalist Song)
- Copland : The Golden Willow Tree
- Copland : At The River (Hymn Tune)
- Copland : Ching-a-Ring Chaw (Minstrel Song)
- Hopkinson : My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free
- Bernstein : A Simple Song
- Ives : Songs My Mother Taught Me
- Ives : Memories
- Ungar : A Time For Farewell
- White : Shenandoah
- Warren : God Be In My Heart
- Carpenter : Looking-Glass River
- Duke : Miniver Cheevy
- Still : Grief
- Bowles : Heavenly Grass
- Bowles : Lonesome Man
- Bowles : Cabin
- Bowles : Sugar In The Cane
- Homer : General Booth Enters Into Heaven
- Macdowell : The Sea
- Foster : Nelly Was A Lady
- Foster : Hard Times Come Again No More
CD10
- Lehar : O Vaterland, du machst bei Tag … Da geh’ ich zu Maxim (Act I) (Danilo)
- Lehar : Wolgalied: Allein! Wieder allein! (Act I) (Aljoscha)
- Kalman : Komm Zigány: Auch ich war einst ein feiner Csárdáskavalier (Act I) (Tassilo)
- Millocker : Ich knüpfte manche zarte Bande (Act I) (Symon)
- Stolz : Wien wird bei Nacht erst schön
- Stolz : Ich hab’ mich tausendmal verliebt (Rubio)
- Tauber : Du bist die Welt für mich (Tokito)
- Zeller : Sei nicht bös’, es kann nicht sein (Act II) (Martin/Chorus)
- Strauss : Als flotter Geist, doch früh verwaist (Act I) (Barinkay/Chorus)
- Strauss : Komm mit mir zum Souper (Act I) (Falke/Eisenstein)
- Berlin : I’M A BAD, BAD MAN: I’m honored – I’m flattered (Frank/Girls)
- Porter : SO IN LOVE: Strange, dear, but true, dear (Fred)
- Weill : Here I’ll Stay (Sam/Susan)
- Kern : The Song Is You (Bruno)
CD11
- Bach : Recitative: So geh’ herein zu mir
- Bach : Duet: Mein Freund ist mein!
- Mozart : Recitative: Wo bin ich, bittrer Schmerz?
- Mozart : Aria: Felsen, spaltest euren Rachen
- Brahms : III. Herr, lehre doch mich
- Brahms : VI. Denn wir haben hier keine bleibende Statt
- Faure : II. Offertoire
- Faure : VI. Libera me
- Puccini : Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth –
- Puccini : Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini
- Puccini : Agnus Dei
- Durufle : II. Domine Jesus Christe
- Durufle : Hostias
- Durufle : VIII. Libera me
CD12 THOMAS HAMPSON - AN INTERVIEW PORTRAIT
- Introduction
- Early years, studying with major influences, becoming a singer, and working with Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Don Giovanni, and singing the role with Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Montfort in Les Vepres Sicilienes
- Introductory narration about Simon Boccanegra
- Simon Boccanegra
- Britten’s War Requiem
- Schubert’s Winterreise – Introduction
- Schubert’s Winterreise
- Mahler
- Closing Narration on Rückert-Lieder
- American Song
- Operetta
- Hampsong Foundation and Education for Song and Opera
In 2015, Thomas Hampson celebrates his 60th birthday. The American baritone’s international career was launched in 1981, when he joined the Deutsche Opera am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and he is renowned for the beauty and intelligence of his singing in opera and concert, and for his scholarly exploration of song – not least through his Hampsong Foundation, which propagates the art form.
His Autograph anthology affirms his particular reputation for Austro-German and American song. Not only does he perform these genres superbly, but he has funded the publication of a new critical edition of Mahler songs and launched the US Library of Congress’s ‘Song of America’ project in cooperation with his foundation.
In opera, as the box set demonstrates, he has progressed from the dashing Kavalierbariton roles of Mozart, through roles such as Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet and Britten’s Billy Budd to the larger-scale challenges of Verdi and Wagner. He also makes forays into oratorio and operetta and onto Broadway.
Drawing on the EMI, Erato and Teldec catalogues, each Autograph box focuses on a single artist, providing a biographical panorama of his or her career through a series of thematically programmed CDs and fascinating documentation. Each collection - which tracklisting is personally overviewed by the artist - is devised in collaboration with the artist in question, who also features in a specially-recorded exclusive interview. Illustrated with musical extracts to illuminate the artist’s life and work, the interviews are conducted by the distinguished journalist and broadcaster Jon Tolansky.