The 1st work for Sprechstimme and instrumental ensemble; the 6th and 8th works for instrumental ensemble; the remaining works are songs with instrumental ensemble acc. Title from container. Compact discs. Biographical and program notes and text of 1st work in German with English translation (31 p.) in container. Maureen McNalley, reciter (1st work) ; Valarie Lamoree, soprano (2nd, 5th, 7th works) ; Benita Valente (3rd work), Jan De Gaetani (4th work), Johanna Albrecht (9th work), mezzo-sopranos ; Orchestra of Our Time ; Joel Thome, conductor. Recorded 1969 (2nd-3rd, 5th, 7th works), 1978 (4th, 6th, 8th-9th works), and 1981 (1st work).
Contents:
Pierrot lunaire / Arnold Schoenberg (36:39) -- Concerto per la notte di Natale dell'anno 1956 : (concerto for Christmas) (16:33) ; Parole di San Paolo (7:03) / Luigi Dallapiccola -- Night music I / George Crumb (20:55) -- Improvisation no. 2 : Une dentelle s'abolit (9:19) ; Eclat (9:22) / Pierre Boulez -- Trois chants sacrés / Henri Pousseur (5:21) -- Fire fragile flight / Lucia Dlugoszewski (8:34) -- Surabaya Johnny / Luciano Berio ; Kurt Weill (4:42).
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