Peter Pears sings Old American Songs part I of II

Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten gave the first performance in 1950 at Aldeburgh of Aaron Copland's Old American Songs (set 1).

Here they are performing the five songs:
1. The Boatmen's Dance (part 1)
2. The Dodger (part 2)
3. Long Time Ago (part 1)
4. Simple Gifts (part 2)
5. I Bought Me a Cat (part 2)

link to Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTi_CbFXHsg

And a link to my Peter Pears playlist with many rare performances and out of print recordings:
http://www.youtube.com/user/kadoguy2006#grid/user/56BC9315D6954644

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