Virgil Thomson · 1947 Spin it Again - Gertrude Stein died eight days after finishing the libretto, and Virgil Thomson wrote music that sounds like a Sunday school picnic hosted by Gertrude Stein's ghost. That combination is still unlike anything else.

Virgil Thomson · 1934 Spin it Again - Virgil Thomson set Gertrude Stein's word-mush to American hymns and called it an opera. It works because they refused to explain it.

Joan Sutherland · Spin it Again - A timeless record from Joan Sutherland that rewards close listening.

Maria Callas · 1954–1958 Spin it Again - Callas didn't sing Verdi arias—she lived them, breath by breath, and never let you forget she was terrified.