God in Disguise / Winter's Tale / Pastoral Suite

Lars-Erik Larsson (Composer), Christopher Warren-Green (Conductor), Jänköping Sinfonietta (Orchestra), Thomas Lander (Performer), Jeanette Kühn (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Thomas Lander, Jeanette Kühn
• Orchestra: Jänköping Sinfonietta
• Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
• Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
• Audio CD (June 24, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Intim Records
• ASIN: B00009QGD6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,953 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Prelude

2. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Recitation of Prologue and Verse I

3. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Chorus

4. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Recitation of Verses II - IV

5. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Baritone and Chorus

6. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Chorus

7. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Recitation of Verses V - VI

8. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Soprano and Chorus

9. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Recitation of Verses VII - IX

10. God Disguised, lyric suite for speaker, soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 24: Soprano, Baritone and Chorus

11. Winter's Tale, for orchestra, Op. 18: I. Siciliana

12. Winter's Tale, for orchestra, Op. 18: II. Intermezzo

13. Winter's Tale, for orchestra, Op. 18: III. Pastoral

14. Winter's Tale, for orchestra, Op. 18: IV. Epilogue

15. Little Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 12: I. Allegro

16. Little Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 12: II. Adagio cantabile

17. Little Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 12: III. Allegro vivace

18. Little Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 12: IV. Allegro

19. Pastoral Suite, for orchestra, Op. 19: I. Overture

20. Pastoral Suite, for orchestra, Op. 19: II. Romance

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical, January 7, 2006

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Gregory Hayes "Traveler" (Volkswagen Bus, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I have KUSC to thank for introducing me to God in Disguise, which--though I became late for an appointment--kept me sitting in my car, glued to the radio, jaw dropped open. The work entire is difficult to describe, to compare to other compositions; I would ascribe flavors of Beethoven, Wagner and even Danny Elfman (who must certainly have heard Verse VI, "What shimmers in the forest?") to this work which mightn't be described as musically groundbreaking, but must be described as simply beautiful.

I first heard the original Swedish text and put the album on my wish list; my wife, not realizing there was a difference, purchased this album with the English translations. I thoroughly enjoy the recording, but I'm putting the album back on my wish list--this time specifying the Swedish version. To my ears untrained in Swedish, the voices become instruments, enhancing the haunting mystery of the composition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Food for the soul, December 5, 2004

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Douglas Whittet "Byrdmanic" (Albany, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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I was already familiar with Larsson's music before buying this CD. In fact, I was hesitant about buying it because I already have these works on other disks. The thing that tipped the balance for me was the fact that the dialog for "God in disguise" is in English rather than Swedish. I'm very glad that I did, it is now one of my favorites CDs! Quite apart from the language issue, these performances are fabulous - sublime music sublimely performed and recorded.

I can't think of a better way of unwinding at the end of a stressful day than to pour a glass of wine, turn down the lights - and listen to this disk.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOD IN DISGUISE, August 23, 2004

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P. A. Tyson "prestyson" (harpers ferry, wv) - See all my reviews
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While on vacation with my wife in San Diego, we turned on the radio in our hotel room after returning from a late dinner. It was about 12:30 AM and this piece came on a station in Tijuana,

Mexico, XNLC. My wife said: what is that piece ? I answered I'd never heard it before. Well, we listened intently and when it

ended we both marveled at what a great piece it was. When we returned to the Washington,DC area (home) I checked and found a web site for XLNC, found their play list, found the piece and ordered the CD. We've probably listened to it a hundred times since.We've also bought many more CD's for friends. This CD has it all: excellent orchestral, solo and choral voices and spoken word too! The sound quality is also excellent.

Buy this recording now!