The 1st work a cantata for soprano, small chorus and 13 instruments on the poem "Tu sei la fiaba estrema" by Elsa Morante; 2nd work a concerto for chorus, 2 pianos, wind instruments and timpani on extracts from Virgil's Eclogues; 3rd work three scenic plays by W.H. Auden from fables by Aesop for soloists, speaker, chorus and small orchestra.
Edition recorded: Mainz : B. Schott's Söhne.
Language (note)
The 1st work sung in Italian; the 2nd in Latin; the 3rd in German.
Author
Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012, composer, conductor.
Title
Cantata della fiaba estrema ; Musen Siziliens ; Moralitäten.
Publisher
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [1996]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Series
Henze collection
Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012. Works. Selections (Deutsche Grammophon)
Performer
Edda Moser, soprano, RIAS-Kammerchor, instrumentalists of the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (1st work) ; Joseph Rollino, Paul Sheftel, piano, Dresdner Kreuzchor, members of the Staatskapelle Dresden (2nd work) ; Cornelius Schwarz, speaker, Dieter Leffler, alto, Andreas Scheibner, baritone; solo quartet: Friedemann Jäckel, soprano, Titus Paspirgilis, alto, Frieder Lang, tenor, Andreas Scheibner, baritone, Berthold Rink, Reinhard Decker, interjections, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (3rd work) ; the composer conducting (all works).
Event
Recorded 1966 October and 1967 November Germany.
Language
The 1st work sung in Italian; the 2nd in Latin; the 3rd in German.