Virgil Thomson was not the first to compose musical portraits, but his are singular in that they were drawn from life. Gertrude Stein did this in literature and Thomson, ever her disciple, aspired to do so in music; the "model" would sit for their portrait, and the score page would become a canvas. These discs feature 70 of the 110 portraits for solo piano-representing the largest collection of these piano portraits ever recorded by one artist-brought to life by Craig Rutenberg, distinguished pianist, friend, and colleague of Mr. Thomson. Album Tracks 1. Madame Dubost Chez Elle [00 58] 2. Russell Hitchcock Reading [01 04] 3. A Portrait of R. Kirk Askew, Jr. [02 01] 4. Sea Coast A Portrait of Constance Askew [01 10] 5. Souvenir A Portrait of Paul Bowles [01 01] 6. Meditation... Jere Abbott [02 30] 7. Helen Austin at Home and Abroad [02 11] 8. Connecticut Waltzes... Harold Lewis Cook [01 41] 9. A Day Dream... Herbert Whiting (Original Version) [01 13] 10. A Day Dream... Herbert Whiting (Printed Version) [01 14] 11. Prelude and Fugue A Portrait of Miss Agnes Rindge [02 11] 12. Travelling in Spain... Alice Woodfin Branlière [02 07] 13. Catalan Waltz... Ramón Senabre [01 43] 14. Clair Leonard's Profile [01 14] 15. Pastoral... Tristan Tzara [04 05] 16. I. Introduction [01 03] 17. II. Mac's Dance (Pas Seul) [03 24] 18. III. Scene (Mac and Motorist) [01 24] 19. IV. Acrobatics (Mac and Truck Drivers) [01 56] 20. V. Scene (State Trooper and Truck Drivers) [01 13] 21. A French Boy of Ten Louis Lange [01 10] 22. Maurice Bavoux Young and Alone [01 51] 23. Florine Stettheimer Parades [02 33] 24. Ettie Stettheimer [01 10] 25. An Old Song A Portrait of Carrie Stettheimer [01 55] 26. Homage to Marya Freund and to the Harp [01 40] 27. Duet... Clarita, Comtesse de Forceville [02 49] 28. Scottish Memories Peter Monro Jac