Modern classics / Carl Nielsen...[and others].

Format:

Datafile

Language:

Chinese

English

French

Russian

Subjects (All):

Desnos, Robert, 1900-1945.

Overtures.

Ballets.

String orchestra music, Arranged.

Musical settings.

Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.

Instrumental ensembles.

Hymns, English.

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Songs and music.

Mary.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.

Symphonies--Excerpts.

Symphonies.

Desnos, Robert, 1900-1945--Musical settings.

Desnos, Robert.

Genre:

String orchestra music, Arranged.

Hymns, English.

Songs and music.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disk : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Added title on disc: Music by Nielsen...[et al.]

Added title on container insert: Stravinsky's Les noces with Barber's Adagio and music by Tan Dun...[et al.]

Place of Publication:

[England] : BBC Music Magazine, [1998]

Language Note:

The 2nd work, originally in Russian, sung in English; the 4th work sung in French, the 6th-7th in English, and the 8th in Chinese.

System Details:

System requirements for CD-ROM: Windows 3.x or 95; at least 4MB RAM; approx. 6MB free hard disk space; 256 color (640 x 480) monitor display or better; CD-Extra compatible CD-ROM drive; sound card and speakers or link to hi-fi; mouse. The audio portion of the disc may be played in a standard CD player.

digital

optical

data file

Contents:

Maskarade overture / Nielsen

Les noces (Tableaux 1-4) / Stravinsky

Adagio for strings / Barber

Les espaces du sommeil / Lutoslawski

Floe / Glass

Hymn to the Mother of God

Hymn for the dormition of the Mother of God / Tavener

Symphony 1997, "Heaven Earth Mankind": Song of peace / Tan Dun.

Participant:

In the 1st, 3rd works: Philadelphia Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. In the 2nd work: Mildred Allen, soprano ; Regina Sarfaty, mezzo-soprano ; Loren Driscoll, tenor ; Robert Oliver, bass ; Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, Roger Sessions, piano ; American Concert Choir ; Columbia Percussion Ensemble ; Igor Stravinsky, conductor. In the 4th work: John Shirley-Quirk, baritone ; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. In the 5th work: Philip Glass Ensemble ; Michael Riesman, conductor. In the 6th-7th works: Westminster Abbey Choir ; Martin Neary, conductor. In the 8th work: Yo-Yo Ma, cello ; Imperial Bells Ensemble of China ; Yips Children's Choir ; Hong Kong Philarmonic Orchestra ; Tan Dun, conductor.

Notes:

The 1st work from an opera; the 2nd work a ballet for soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, bass, chorus (SATB), 4 pianos, and percussion ensemble; the 3rd work orig. for string quartet, arr. by the composer for string orchestra; the 4th work for baritone and orchestra; the 5th work for instrumental ensemble; the 6th and 7th for chorus; the 8th work for violoncello, children's chorus, bianzhong (bells) and large orchestra.

Words of the 2nd work by the composer, of the 4th by Robert Desnos, of the 6th work taken from the Orthodox liturgy of St. Basil, of the 7th taken from the Vigil Service of the Dormition, and of the 8th work by the composer adapted from Li Bai.

Enhanced compact disc (sound recording). Enhancements include: "About this CD", containing a gengeral description and instructions on use; "Listening guide", track by track interactive program notes, including texts of the vocal pieces with translation of the French text; and "Background & reviews", including, from previous issues of BBC Music Magazine, the articles "Look north" / interview with Andrew Davis by David Nice, concerning the British affinity to Sibelius and increasing interest in Nielsen (Nov. 1992), "Igor Feodorevich Stravinsky" / Stephen Walsh (Dec. 1992), 'Jeez, this feels like a symphony' / Mark Pappenheim, based on conversations with Philip Glass, and "Music that changed me" / John Tavener, from an interview with Mark Pappenheim, and several reviews of compact disc issues of the same or related works by Barber, Lutoslawski, and Dun.

Issued with BBC Music Magazine, v. 6, no. 6 (Feb. 1998); the listening guide may also be found in this publication.

"The multimedia program on this disc cannot normally be used on Apple Macintosh computers"--Insert.

All works previously released, originally at various times between 1957 and 1997.

Contains:

Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931. Maskarade. Overture

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Svadebka.

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1, op. 11, B minor. Adagio; arranged

Lutosławski, Witold, 1913-1994. Espaces du sommeil.

Glass, Philip. Glassworks. Floe

Tavener, John. Hymns to the Mother of God.

Tan, Dun, 1957- Symphony 1997. Song of peace (final movement)

Song of peace.

OCLC:

249136339

Publisher Number:

BBC MM66 BBC Music Magazine