The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas
In celebration of his 80th birthday, this four-disc set from PENTATONE spans more than five decades of Michael Tilson Thomas’s compositional career. It features 18 works, from premiere recordings to remastered archival recordings available for the first time. The deluxe collection also includes an extensive booklet containing composer’s notes, original essays, and a timeline of archival photos chronicling MTT’s life as a pianist, conductor, composer, recording artist, and teacher.
All proceeds from GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas will be donated to brain cancer research at the UCSF Brain Tumor Center.
PERFORMERS
Audra McDonald | Bay Brass | Carrie VanSlyke | Edwin Outwater | Ian Bousfield | Isabel Leonard | Jack Van Germ | Jean-Yves Thibaudet | Jeremy VanSlyke | John Wilson | Larry Moore | Lisa Vroman | Measha Brueggergosman-Lee | Nancy Zeltsman | New World Symphony | Pat Posey | Paula Robison | Renée Fleming | Ryan McKinny | San Francisco Symphony | Sasha Cooke | Thomas Hampson
WORKS
Agnegram | Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind | From the Diary of Anne Frank | Grace | I’m Nobody! Who Are You? | Island Music | Lope | Meditations on Rilke | Not Everyone Thinks That I’m Beautiful | Notturno | Poems of Emily Dickinson | Sentimental Again | Snappy Patter | Street Song | Symphony Cowgirl | Upon Further Reflection | Urban Legend | Whitman Songs
CREDITS
All proceeds from sales of GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas will be donated to brain cancer research at the University of California, San Francisco Brain Tumor Center.
Special thanks to the artists, orchestras, and music labels contributing to this project, all of whom have generously waived royalties from
sales of the collection.
Album cover image courtesy of Vahan Stepanyan. Footer image by Constantin Manos.
Michael Tilson Thomas’ works are published by Kongcha Music and administered by G. Schirmer Inc/Wise Music, who have generously waived all fees for this project. Thank you to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Joshua Robison Executive Producer
David Stull Executive Producer
Hank Mou Executive Producer
Jack Vad Audio Producer
Oliver Theil Managing Producer
Thomas Edler Coordinating Producer, Whistler
Peter Grunberg Music Advisor
Victoria Paarup Managing Producer
Sean Hickey Pentatone Managing Director
Kasper van Kooten Pentatone Head of Catalogue Product and Curation
Marjolein Coenrady Pentatone Graphic Designer