| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
EMI Classics: CDC 7243 5 57356 2 1 (on container: 7243 5 57356 2 1; in bold: 5 57356 2). |
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The 1st work written in 1991 on hearing news of Astor Piazzolla's stroke; the 2nd work is a set of variations on a Yiddish lullaby composed for the film The man who cried; the 3rd work is based on a collection of apocryphal psalms; the 4th work is based on a manuscript by Isaac the Blind; the last movement is an instrumental version of the composer's K'vakarat. |
| Performer |
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Geoff Nuttall, Barry Shiffman, violin ; Lesley Robertson, viola ; Marina Hoover, violoncello) ; Todd Palmer, clarinets ; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute ; Mark Dresser, double bass ; Ying Quartet (Timothy Ying, Janet Ying, violin ; Phillip Ying, viola ; David Ying, violoncello). |
| Credits |
Producer, Max Wilcox. |
| Event |
Recorded Nov. 27-29, 2001 and Feb. 21, 2002, at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by the composer and biographical notes in English, French, and German (29 p. : col. ports.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Last round : for double string quartet and double bass (14:00) -- Lullaby and Doina : for flute, clarinet, double bass and string quartet (7:00) -- Yiddishbbuk : inscriptions for string quartet (14:00) -- The dreams and prayers of Isaac the Blind : for klezmer clarinet and string quartet (36:00). |
| Subject |
Piazzolla, Astor -- Songs and music.
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Piazzolla, Astor. |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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| Subject |
String nonets (Violins (4), violas (2), cellos (2), double bass)
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Septets (Clarinet, flute, violins (2), viola, cello, double bass)
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Quintets (Clarinet, violins (2), viola, cello)
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Quintets (Clarinet, violins (2), viola, cello) |
| Genre/Form |
Klezmer music.
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Klezmer music.
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| Subject |
Motion picture music -- Excerpts.
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Motion picture music -- Excerpts. |
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String quartets.
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String quartets. |
| Genre/Form |
String quartets.
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Chamber music.
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Chamber music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Motion picture music.
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Motion picture music.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Palmer, Todd, instrumentalist.
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O'Connor, Tara Helen, instrumentalist.
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Dresser, Mark, instrumentalist.
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Isaac, the Blind, approximately 1160-1235.
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Golijov, Osvaldo, 1960-
Last round.
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Golijov, Osvaldo, 1960-
Lullaby and doina.
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Golijov, Osvaldo, 1960-
Yiddishbbuk.
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Golijov, Osvaldo, 1960-
Dreams and prayers of Isaac the Blind.
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Golijov, Osvaldo, 1960-
K'vakarat.
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St. Lawrence String Quartet, performer.
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Ying Quartet, performer.
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| Added Title |
Chamber music. Selections
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Man who cried (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
724355735621 |
| Music No. |
CDC 7243 5 57356 2 1 EMI Classics |
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7243 5 57356 2 1 EMI Classics |
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5 57356 2 EMI Classics |
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