See some of the past song projects and smaller undertakings that the Hampsong Foundation has supported.
Listen and watch this entire song recital online, while reading the program notes and song texts
includes:
-song texts and translations
-video clips and interviews
-essays
-other resources relating to Winterreise
includes:
-an introduction to the project
-an essay by Jens Malte Fischer
-recordings from the Salzburg Festival
includes:
-a concert program from the Salzburg Festival
-an essay by Jens Malte Fischer (German)
-a parallel essay by Richard Wigmore (English)
includes:
-a concert program from the Salzburg Festival
-an interview with Thomas Hampson
-essays by Wolfgang Stähr and Richard Wigmore
includes:
-an introduction to this seminal project
-song texts and translations
-an essay about American song
includes:
-song texts from the album To the Soul
-two essays about Walt Whitman
-Whitman biography and timeline
More information about Walt Whitman here.
includes:
-an introduction to the project
-Heine’s poetry
-media relating to Schumann and Heine
-an essay about early versions of Dichterliebe
includes:
-song texts and translations from the album Berlioz, Wagner, and Liszt: Romantic Songs
-an essay about Berlioz, Liszt, and Wagner
-a chronology and selected bibliography
Why do they shut Me out of Heaven?
— Emily Dickinson, Poem 248
Did I sing too loud?
But I can say a little “Minor”
Timid as a Bird!
Wouldn’t the Angels try me
Just once more
Just see if I troubled them
But don’t shut the door!
Oh, if I were the Gentleman
In the “White Robe”
And they were the little Hand that knocked
Would I forbid?
Why do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Did I sing too loud?
