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Richard
Hageman
(1882-1966) Richard Hageman was the son of Americans but was born in Holland, where he
grew up and was trained in music. He first worked as an accompanist to famous
singers, but by his mid-twenties had settled in America and became an opera
conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and elsewhere. He wrote some operas, and
later composed film scores, but he remains best known for his songs, among which
"Do not go, my love" is a masterpiece. It sets a poem by Rabindraneth
Tagore, and although it may seem to be an aubade (a lover pleading at dawn for
the loved one not to depart), others have suggested that it is a parent's plea
with a sick child not to die. In either case this song boasts unusual expressive
power, achieved through luscious piano textures and harmonies as well as a great
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