The children of Lir / Robert Lamb ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland ; Robert Lamb, conductor.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Lamb, Bobby.

Contributor:

Shaw, Fiona, 1958-

Craker, Chris.

National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

Series:

Naxos Music Library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monologues with music (Orchestra).

Mythology, Celtic--Ireland.

Mythology, Celtic.

Ireland.

Legends--Ireland.

Legends.

Folklore--Ireland.

Folklore.

Fairy tales--Ireland.

Fairy tales.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Place of Publication:

[Munster, Germany] : NAXOS ; Distributed by MVD Music and Video Distribution, 1998.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Based on the translations of Eugene O'Curry (1883). Drawing on the text and verses, Lamb has created a tone-poem with narrator providing a commentary throughout.

Contents:

1. Fanfare (Battle) (3:34)

2. Prologue (0:25)

3. The children of Lir (12:14)

4. Dance of life (2:28)

5. Death of Eve (7:30)

6. Seduction of Lir (8:32)

7. Spell (3:20)

8. Search for the children (7:55)

9. For three hundred years (4:48)

Dance of joy (9:11)

11. Death and resurrection hymn (13:23)

Participant:

Narrated by Fiona Shaw.

Credits:

Producer and engineer, Chris Craker ; music notes, Luthfi O'Meagher.

Notes:

Recorded at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on 5th and 6th September, 1996.

Description based on hard copy version record.

Other Format:

Source record: Lamb, Robert, 1931- Children of Lir.

OCLC:

811257432

Publisher Number:

HKI199807801

HKI199807802

HKI199807803

HKI199807804

HKI199807805

HKI199807806

HKI199807807

HKI199807808

HKI199807809

HKI199807810

HKI199807811

8.554407 Naxos

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.