Stephen Swanson, baritone
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Praise for "Was My Brother in the Battle? Songs of War"
Stephen Swanson, Baritone ~ David Gompper, Piano
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"Here’s an album of war songs with a difference, or with a lot of differences."
- James Manheim, AllMusic.com, Full Review
- "A singer’s heartfelt response to war gives rise to a moving recital."
- Gramophone, February 2009
- "The dark humor of satirical offerings from Tom Lehrer, Michael Flanders, Donald Swann, Tom Paxton, and Sheldon Harnick hit their mark with the biting precision of Dr. Strangelove."
- Michael Cameron, Fanfare, Full Review
- "An extraordinary song recital"
Leonard Link, Full Review