Contents
Knoxville, summer of 1915 / Samuel Barber ; words by James Agee (15:20)What a curse for a woman is a timid man : recitative and aria from The old maid and the thief : act I, scene 6 / Gian Carlo Menotti ; words by Gian Carlo Menotti (4:13)
Mirabai songs. It's true, I went to the market ; All I was doing was breathing ; Why Maria can't go back to her old house ; Where did you go? ; The clouds ; Don't go, don't go / John Harbison ; translations by Robert Bly (16:09)
No word from Tom : recitative, aria, recitative, cabaletta : from The rake's progress : act I, scene 3 / Igor Stravinsky ; words by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman (7:19).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
Operas -- Excerpts. Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble. |
| Publisher | New York, N.Y. :Elektra/Nonesuch,1989 |
| Other Titles | Knoxville, summer of 1915. Old maid and the thief. Mirabai songs; Rake's progress. |
| Contributors |
Zinman, David,
conductor. Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Knoxville, summer of 1915. Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Old maid and the thief. Harbison, John. Mirabai songs; Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Rake's progress. Orchestra of St. Luke's, performer. |
| Participants/Performers |
Dawn Upshaw, soprano ; Orchestra of St. Luke's ; David Zinman, conductor. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Elektra/Nonesuch: 79187-2 (on container: 9 79187-2). The 2nd and 4th works are opera excerpts. Acc. of 3rd work for alto flute, bass clarinet, harp, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, and percussion; acc. originally for piano, arr. by the composer. Title from container. Eds. recorded: G. Schirmer (1st work), T. Presser (2nd work), Associated Music Publishers (3rd work), Boosey & Hawkes (4th work). Compact disc. Program notes by John Harbison and texts (10 p.) inserted in container. |
| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9786301261531 |
| Other | Classic View |