| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Choral works sung by unacc. male vocal ensemble. |
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The 4th work originally for tenor and piano; English-text version arr. for chorus by the composer. The 7th work originally for 3 orchestras and 5 choirs; arr. for 12 independent voices. |
| Language |
Principally sung in English. The 1st work sung in Portuguese, Polish, and English; the 5th in Chinese. |
| Performer |
Chanticleer; Joseph Jennings, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded at Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, Calif., Jan. 1999. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes include song texts in English, Portuguese, Polish, and Chinese with English translations. |
| Contents |
Cradle songs. Rouxinol do pico preto (Brazil) (4:22) ; Lulajze, jezuniu (Poland) (3:52) ; Buy baby ribbon (Tobago) (2:15) / Steven Stucky (10:14) -- Village wedding / John Tavener (9:39) -- Canti d'amor. Winds of May, that dance on the sea (1:13) ; O cool is the valley (1:08) ; This heart that flutters near my heart (2:17) ; Silently she's combing her long hair (1:28) ; Gentle lady, do not sing sad songs (2:27) ; Sleep now, O you unquiet heart (1:37) ; All day I hear the noise of waters (2:13) / Bernard Rands (12:32) -- Words of the sun / Zhou Long (4:43) -- Tang poems. Written on a rainy night (3:20) ; Wild grass (2:14) / Chen Yi (5:45) -- The rub of love / Augusta Read Thomas (2:33) -- In time of / Steven Sametz (9:17) -- Love songs. Look out upon the stars, my love (1:22) ; Love is a beautiful dream (2:41) ; Alas, the love of women (2:43) ; For stony limits cannot hold love out (1:02) ; All mankind love a lover (0:58) / August Read Thomas (8:46). |
| Subject |
Choruses, Secular (Men's voices), Unaccompanied.
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices), Unaccompanied. |
| Added Author |
Jennings, Joseph, 1954- Conductor.
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Stucky, Steven.
Cradle songs, mixed voices.
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Tavener, John.
Village wedding.
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Rands, Bernard.
Canti d'amor. Selections.
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Zhou, Long, 1953-
Words of the sun; arranged.
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Chen, Yi, 1953-
Tang poems. Selections.
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Thomas, Augusta Read.
Rub of love.
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Sametz, Steven, 1954-
In time of; arranged.
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Thomas, Augusta Read.
Love songs. Selections.
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| Standard No. |
639842457026 |
| Music No. |
3984-24570-2 Teldec Classics |
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