Works arranged for instrumental ensemble; 2nd and 4th works with baritone. Title from disc label. Compact disc. The 3rd work arranged by Arnold Schoenberg; remainder arranged by Kenneth Slowik. Russell Braun, baritone (2nd and 4th works) ; Smithsonian Chamber Players (Christopher Krueger, flute, piccolo ; Lief Mosbaugh, oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn ; Paul Cigan, clarinets ; Sue Heineman, bassoon ; RJ Kelley, horn ; Mark Fewer and Karen Dekker, violins ; Steven Dann, viola ; James Lee, cello ; Joel Quarrington, bass ; Naoko Takao, harmonium ; David Louie, piano ; Kat Dzwon, percussion ; Kenneth Slowik, conductor). Recorded 2015 May Françoys Bernier Concert Hall of the Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée, Québec, Canada. Program notes by Kenneth Slowik in English and song texts in German with English translation (24 unnumbered pages : portraits) inserted in container.
Contents:
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Claude Debussy (9:15) -- Rückert-Lieder / Gustav Mahler (19:09) -- Berceuse élégiaque : op. 42 / Ferruccio Busoni (9:25) -- Kindertotenlieder / Gustav Mahler (25:45).
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