Tableaux : sound pictures from The silver talons of Piero Kostrov / George Rochberg (21:30) -- Madrigals / George Crumb (33:45) -- The wonderful widow of eighteen springs / John Cage (3:04) -- Tell me where is fancy bred / Elliott Carter (3:24) -- Orpheus with his lute / William Schuman (2:12) -- Tell me where is fancy bred / Andrew Imbrie (1:24) -- Rilke / Harold Blumenfeld (7:49) -- Steps / Gregg Smith (9:57) -- The sentences / Barbara Kolb (3:37) -- O, the chimneys / Shulamit Ran (18:12) -- String quartet no. 2 for soprano & string quartet / George Rochberg (24:09).
Note
Songs; variously with piano, guitar, or instrumental ensemble acc.
Event (note)
Recorded 1972, 1973, and 1976; previously released as analog discs on various labels.
Language (note)
Sung in Spanish (2nd work), German (7th work) or English; words from various sources.
Source of description (note)
Description based on compact disc version record.
Title
20th century voices in America [electronic resource].
In the 1st work: Jan de Gaetani, soprano ; Penn Contemporary Players ; Richard Wernick, conductor. In the 2nd: Elizabeth Suderburg, soprano ; Contemporary Group ; Robert Suderburg, co-director. In the 3rd-9th works: Rosalind Rees, soprano ; David Starobin, piano (3rd work) on guitar ; with Richard Wagner, clarinet (6th work). In the 10th work: Gloria Davy, soprano ; Shulamit Ran, piano ; New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble ; Robert Johnson, conductor. In the 11th work: Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano ; Concord String Quartet.
Event
Recorded 1972, 1973, and 1976; previously released as analog discs on various labels.
Language
Sung in Spanish (2nd work), German (7th work) or English; words from various sources.