In the 1st work: Erna Spoorenberg, Gwyneth Jones, sopranos; Gwenyth Annear, Anna Reynolds, Norma Procter, altos; John Mitchinson, tenor; Vladimir Ruzdjak, baritone; Donald McIntyre, bass; Hans Vollenweider, organ; Leeds Festival Chorus; London Symphony Chorus; Orpington Junior Singers; Highgate School Boys Choir; Finchley Children's Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor. 2nd work: Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernstein, conductor. Recorded Apr. 18-20, 1966, at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England (1st work); and Nov. 1 and 5-6, 1974, at Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel (2nd work). Originally released in 1966 and 1975, respectively. Compact disc. Booklet with program notes by Tim Page, in English with German and French translations, and texts, from the Latin hymn Veni Creator Spiritus and the final scene of Goethe's Faust (1st work) and by Friedrich Rückert (2nd work), with English translations (31 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Disc 1. Kindertotenlieder (28:18) -- Symphony no. 8 : "Symphony of a thousand" (part 1: Hymnus: Veni, Creator Spiritus!) (24:25) -- Disc 2. Symphony no. 8 (part 2: Final scene from Goethe's "Faust) (55:04)
Series:
Bernstein century Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Bernstein century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98101646
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