NAWBA. Cèdre du Liban ; CO 2 ; H2 O ; Noirs comme la mer ; Gibraltar / Paula Defresne (13:15) -- Quintette pour clarinette et cordes / Bruce Mather (22:59) -- Naturel / Henri Pousseur (11:45) -- Île arc-en-ciel : pour soprano et orgue microtonal / Michel Gonneville (11:27) -- De la matière première : pour quatuor à cordes / Jean-Francois Laporte (16:30).
Note
Text of 1st work by Gwenaëlle Stubbe.
The 1st work for 2 sopranos and 3 clarinets; the 2nd work for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and violoncello; the 3rd work for horn; the 4th work for soprano and microtonal organ (i.e. computer-controlled synthesizer); the 5th work for string quartet.
Event (note)
Recorded 1998, 2002 and 2004 in Liège and Montréal.
Language (note)
The 1st work sung in French; the 4th work sung on arbitrary syllables