| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
002117 001118 000504 001427 001712 |
| 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 a dance drama; 2nd work songs for baritone and chamber orchestra; 3rd and 5th works for orchestra; 4th work for contralto and bass soli, chorus and orchestra. |
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Text of the 1st work chosen by Robert Craft from the York and Chester cycles of miracle plays and from the book of Genesis. |
| Performer |
Peter Hall, tenor (1st work) ; David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone (1st, 2nd and 4th works) ; Stephen Richardson, bass (1st work) ; Michael Berkeley, narrator (1st work) ; Bernard Jacobson, Noah (1st work) ; Lucy Shelton, Noah's wife (1st work) ; Peter Hall, caller ; Soloists of New London Chamber Choir (1st and 4th works) ; Susan Bickley, contralto (4th work) ; London Sinfonietta ; Oliver Knussen, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Oct. & Nov. 1994 in Henry Wood Hall, London. |
| Note |
Eds. recorded: London : Boosey & Hawkes (Stravinsky) ; New York : Edition Peters (Wuorinen). |
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Compact disc. |
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Durations: 21:17; 11:18; 5:04; 14:27; 17:12. |
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Program notes and texts in Latin, English and Hebrew with English translations (22 p.) inserted in container. |
| Language |
1st work sung and spoken in Latin and English; 2nd work sung in Hebrew; 4th work sung in Latin. |
| Genre/Form |
Ballets.
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Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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| Subject |
Noah (Biblical figure) -- Drama.
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Noah (Biblical figure) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Songs (Medium voice) with chamber orchestra.
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Songs (Medium voice) with chamber orchestra. |
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Variations (Orchestra)
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Variations (Orchestra) |
| Genre/Form |
Requiems.
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Requiems.
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Orchestral music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Craft, Robert, librettist.
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Hall, Peter, 1940- singer.
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Wilson-Johnson, David, singer.
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Richardson, Stephen (Bass), singer.
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Berkeley, Michael, narrator.
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Jacobson, Bernard, actor.
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Shelton, Lucy, actor.
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Bickley, Susan, singer.
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Knussen, Oliver, conductor.
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Abraham and Isaac.
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Variations, orchestra.
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Requiem canticles.
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Wuorinen, Charles.
Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky.
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New London Chamber Choir, performer.
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London Sinfonietta, performer.
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| Standard No. |
2894470682 |
| Music No. |
447 068-2 Deutsche Grammophon |
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