| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 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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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Poetry and texts by Charlene Baldridge, Raymond Carver, Jake Heggie, A.E. Housman, Vachel Lindsay, Armistead Maupin, Terrence McNally, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Rainer Maria Rilke, Eugenia Zukerman. |
| Performer |
Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano ; Zheng Cao, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sopranos ; Paul Groves, tenor ; Keith Phares, baritone ; Dawn Harms, violin ; CarlaMaria Rodrigues, viola ; Emil Miland, violoncello ; Jake Heggie, piano. |
| Event |
Recorded June 21-24, 2007, and Jan. 12-13, 2008 at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, Calif. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes and song texts (34 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
At the statue of Venus. A lucky child / McNally (5:44) -- Some times of day : three songs for mezzo-soprano and piano trio. The minuet (3:04) ; Simple (3:53) ; The best time of the day (4:10) / Carver -- Facing forward/Looking back : duets for two women and piano. Motherwit / Baldridge (4:27) ; Grounded / Zukerman (4:09) ; Mother in the mirror / Maupin (3:18) ; Facing forward / Heggie (4:29) -- Here and gone : songs and duets for tenor, baritone and piano quartet. The farms of home / Housman (4:32) ; In praise of songs that die / Lindsay (2:59) ; Stars / Housman (1:53) ; The factory window song / Lindsay (2:32) ; In the morning / Housman (1:00) ; Because I liked you better / Housman (3:06) ; The half-moon westers low / Housman (3:26) -- To say before going to sleep / Rilke ; trans. by A.E. Flemming (2:48) -- Songs and sonnets to Ophelia. Ophelia's song / Heggie (2:39) ; Women have loved before / Millay (3:20) ; Not in a silver casket / Millay (2:17) ; Spring / Millay (3:23) -- Final monologue from Master class / McNally (6:28). |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano. |
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Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble.
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Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble. |
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Vocal duets with piano.
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Vocal duets with piano. |
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Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble.
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Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble. |
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Songs (High voice) with piano.
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Songs (High voice) with piano. |
| Genre/Form |
Song cycles.
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Song cycles.
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| Subject |
Baldridge, Charlene, 1934- -- Musical settings.
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Baldridge, Charlene, 1934- |
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Musical settings.
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| Subject |
Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988 -- Musical settings.
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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988. |
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Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936 -- Musical settings.
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Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936. |
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Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 -- Musical settings.
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Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931. |
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Maupin, Armistead -- Musical settings.
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Maupin, Armistead. |
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McNally, Terrence -- Musical settings.
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McNally, Terrence. |
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950 -- Musical settings.
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950. |
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Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926 -- Musical settings.
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Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926. |
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Zukerman, Eugenia -- Musical settings.
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Zukerman, Eugenia. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Baldridge, Charlene, 1934-
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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.
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Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936.
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Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931.
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Maupin, Armistead.
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McNally, Terrence.
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Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950.
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Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926.
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Zukerman, Eugenia.
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Bayrakdarian, Isabel, singer.
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Cao, Zheng (Mezzo-soprano), singer.
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DiDonato, Joyce, singer.
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Graham, Susan, 1960- singer.
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Groves, Paul (Tenor), singer.
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Phares, Keith, singer.
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Von Stade, Frederica, singer.
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Harms, Dawn, instrumentalist.
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Rodrigues, Carla-Maria, instrumentalist.
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Miland, Emil, instrumentalist.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961- instrumentalist.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961-
At the statue of Venus. Lucky child.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961-
Some times of day.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961-
Facing forward/looking back.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961-
Here and gone.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961-
Songs & sonnets to Ophelia.
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Heggie, Jake, 1961-
Final monologue from Master class.
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| Added Title |
Songs. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002076363
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| Standard No. |
00822252219821 |
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822252219821 |
| Music No. |
AV 2198 Avie |
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