tracks 23 baritone vocals Joseph James
tracks 12 to 21 baritone vocals William Warfield
tracks 23 bass vocals William C. Smith
tracks 22 cello Claus Adam
tracks 12 to 21 composed by Aaron Copland
tracks 1 to 11 composed by Samuel Barber
tracks 22 to 23 composed by Virgil Thomson
tracks 1 conductor William Strickland
edited by [reissue] Andreas K. Meyer
tracks 22 ensemble New Music String Quartet
executive producer [senior] Thomas Frost
tracks 22 mezzo-soprano vocals Jennie Tourel
mixed by [reissue] Ellen Fitton
tracks 1 orchestra Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra
tracks 12 to 21 piano Aaron Copland
tracks 2 to 11 piano Samuel Barber
tracks 23 piano Virgil Thomson
tracks 12 to 16, 22, 23 producer [original recordings] David Oppenheim
tracks 2 to 11, 17 to 21 producer [original recordings] Howard H. Scott
reissue producer Louise De La Fuente
tracks 1 soprano vocals Eleanor Steber
tracks 2 to 11 soprano vocals Leontyne Price
tracks 23 tenor vocals Clyde S. Turner
tracks 23 tenor vocals Joseph Crawford
tracks 22 viola Walter Trampler
tracks 22 violin Broadus Erle
tracks 22 violin Matthew Raimondi
tracks 23 words by Gertrude Stein
tracks 1 words by James Agee
tracks 22 words by Max Jacob
Track 1: Recorded November 7, 1950.
Tracks 2 to 11: Recorded November 19, 1954.
Tracks 12 to 16: Recorded August 16, 1951.
Tracks 17 to 21: Recorded August 18, 1953. Previously unreleased.
Track 22: Recorded April 17, 1951.
Track 23: Recorded May 11, 1951.

Recording Location: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.

Original Recordings Issued as:
Track 1: Columbia Masterworks ML 2174.
Tracks 2 to 11: Columbia Masterworks ML 4988.
Tracks 12 to 16: Columbia Masterworks ML 2206.
Tracks 22 to 23: Columbia Masterworks ML 4491.

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