Title from disc label. Songs accompanied by various instrumental ensembles; 1st and 14th works works originally with piano. Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano (1st, 3rd-5th, 8th-10th works) ; Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano (7th, 11th, 14th works) ; Robert Tear, tenor (12th work) ; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone (2nd, 6th, 13th works) ; Ensemble Intercontemporain ; Pierre Boulez, conductor. Recorded at the Autumn 1980 Stravinsky Festival, Centre Georges Pompidou, I.R.C.A.M, Paris. Editions recorded: B. Schott's Söhne (1st work), Boosey & Hawkes (2nd-5th works, 10th-14th works), J. & W. Chester Ltd. (6th-9th works). Booklet with program notes by Paul Griffiths, with texts and English translations (16 pags) inserted in container.
Contents:
Pastorale [vocalise] -- Two poems by Paul Verlaine [tr. Mitusov]. The white moon ; Wisdom -- Two poems by Konstantin Bal'mont. The flower ; The dove -- Three Japanese lyrics [tr. A. Brandt]. Akahito ; Mazatsumi ; Tsaraluki -- Three songs (Recollections of my childhood). The magpie ; The rook ; Chicher-Yacher -- Pribaoutki. Uncle Pierre ; Natasha ; The colonel ; The old man and the hare -- Cat's cradle songs. Sleep, pussy ; The cat on the stove ; Lullaby ; Father cat has -- Four songs. The drake ; A Russian spiritual ; Geese and swans ; Tilim-bom -- Tilim-bom [with orch. acc.] -- Mavra. Song of Parasha (words, Boris Kochno, after Pushkin. Three songs from William Shakespeare. Musick to heare ; Full fadom five ; Spring (When daisies pied) -- In memoriam Dylan Thomas [words by Thomas] -- Elegy for J.F.K. (words, W.H. Auden) -- Two sacred songs from the Spanisches Liederbuch. Herr, was trägt der Boden hier ; Wunden trägst du, mein Geliebter / Hugo Wolf ; words, Heyse & Geibel ; arr. Stravinsky.
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