| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
005206 001618 |
| 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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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
1st work for 2 sopranos, tenor, two baritones, mixed chorus, and orchestra. |
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Text of the 1st work draws from pre-Columbian Mayan writings and poems by Pablo Neruda and César Vallejo. |
| Performer |
In the 1st work: Sharon Hayes, Melinda Spratlan, sopranos ; Jon Humphrey, tenor ; Donald Barnum, Nathaniel Watson, baritones ; Amherst College Choral Society, Jonathan Hirsh, director ; The Valley Festival Orchestra, Lewis Spratlan, conductor. In the 2nd work: Yvonne Lam, violin ; David Kim, viola ; Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello ; Xiang Zou, piano. |
| Event |
In memoriam recorded live on April 3, 1993 at Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College, Amherst, MA; Streaming recorded live on June 23, 2004 at the Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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CD also contains PDF files of study scores for music heard on the recording. |
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Program and biographical notes, and texts of the 1st work inserted in container. |
| Contents |
In memoriam. Prologue and prophecy (11:19) ; The hero (9:40) ; Death and lives of a revolutionary (11:09) ; Mexican serenade and prayer to the sun (19:58) -- Streaming : quartet for piano and strings (16:18). |
| Language |
1st work sung in English and Spanish. |
| Subject |
Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973 -- Musical settings.
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Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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| Subject |
Vallejo, César, 1892-1938 -- Musical settings.
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Vallejo, César, 1892-1938. |
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. |
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Columbus, Christopher -- Songs and music.
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Columbus, Christopher. |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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| Subject |
Mayas -- Songs and music.
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Mayas. |
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Piano quartets.
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Piano quartets. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Musical settings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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| Added Author |
Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973.
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Vallejo, César, 1892-1938.
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Hayes, Sharon, performer.
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Spratlan, Melinda, performer.
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Hirsh, Jonathan, director.
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Humphrey, Jon (Tenor), performer.
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Barnum, Donald, performer.
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Watson, Nathaniel, performer.
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Spratlan, Lewis, conductor.
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Lam, Yvonne, 1981- performer.
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Kim, David (Violinist), performer.
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La Marca, Christian-Pierre, performer.
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Zou, Xiang, performer.
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Spratlan, Lewis.
Streaming.
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Amherst College. Choral Society.
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Valley Festival Orchestra, performer.
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| Standard No. |
00896931002714 |
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896931002714 |
| Music No. |
NV5810 Navona Records |
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