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RE: Fleming's New "Knoxville, Summer of 1915" Doesn't displace Upshaw, IMHO

I don't like Fleming's recording either. My favorite is Leontyne Price, Thomas Schippers, New Philharmonia. Second choice is Roberta Alexander, with Edo de Waart and a Dutch orchestra. Upshaw's voice just doesn't soar and lacks the floated pianissimo singing (e.g., "...one blue dew") that I want to hear in this music.

Alexander is IMO a grossly under-appreciated singer. Her discs of Barber and Ives songs are top-notch.



Edits: 01/08/17

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