20th Century Voices in America

George Rochberg (Composer), George Crumb (Composer), John [1] Cage (Composer), Elliott Carter (Composer), William Schuman (Composer), Andrew Imbrie (Composer), Harold Blumenfeld (Composer), Gregg [1] Smith (Composer), Barbara Kolb (Composer), Shulamit Ran (Composer), Richard Wernick (Conductor), Penn Contemporary Players (Performer), New York Philomusica (Performer), New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble (Performer), Concord String Quartet (Performer), David Starobin (Performer), Shulamit Ran (Performer), Jan DeGaetani (Performer), Rosalind Rees (Performer), Gloria Davy (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Penn Contemporary Players, New York Philomusica, New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble, Concord String Quartet, David Starobin, et al.
• Conductor: Richard Wernick
• Composer: George Rochberg, George Crumb, John [1] Cage, Elliott Carter, William Schuman, et al.
• Audio CD (September 26, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B000001K52
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #430,434 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Tableaux, Sound Pictures from The Silver Talons of Piero Kostrov for soprano, actors, small chorus & 11 Players

2. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 1: No. 1, Verte desnuda es recordar la tierra

3. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 1: No. 2, No piensan en la lluvia, y se han dormido

4. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 1: No. 3, Los meurtos llevan alas de musgo

5. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 2: No. 1, Bebe el agua tranquila de la canción añeja

6. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 2: No. 2, La muerte entra y sale de la taberna

7. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 2: No. 3, Caballito negro Dónde llevas tu jinete muerto?

8. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 3: No. 1, La noche canta desnuda sobre los puentes de marzo

9. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 3: No. 2, Quiero dormir el sueño de las manzanas

10. Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Book 3: No. 3, Nana, niño, nana del caballo grande que no quiso el agua

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Rilke for voice & guitar: No. 1, Du, meine heilige Einsamkeit

2. Rilke for voice & guitar: No. 2, Arcahaischer Torso Apollos

3. Rilke for voice & guitar: No. 3, Ich bin nicht diese steile Stunde

4. Steps, for voice & guitar

5. The Sentences, for voice & guitar

6. O the Chimneys, for mezzo-soprano, ensemble & tape

7. String Quartet No. 2, for soprano & string quartet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harold Blumenfeld: "Rilke for Voice & Guitar", March 9, 2000

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Harold BLUMENFELD (St. Louis, Mo.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Voices in America (Audio CD)

This CD set includes "Rilke for Voice & Guitar" by Harold Blumenfeld. The composer submits this review of the work by Donal Henahan in the New York Times. "In Harold Blumenfeld's austerely beautiful 'Rilke', a cycle of three songs, soprano Rosalind Rees sang superbly, with a dulcet tone, unusual attention to dynamic subtleties, and flawless pitch. The songs, with the guitar softening contemporary asperities that a piano sometimes exaggerates, made their lonely, pained point with the utmost precision. The guitarist, David Starobin, performed with exemplary technique and great sensitivity as accompanist."