In Sleep in Thunder/Triple Duo

E. Carter (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 1996)
• Label: Wergo (Ger)
• ASIN: B000005WAF
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,599,329 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Dolphin

2. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Across The Yard: La Ignota

3. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Harriet

4. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Dies Irae

5. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Careless Night

6. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: In Genesis

7. Triple Duo, for ensemble: No. 1, Allegro

8. Triple Duo, for ensemble: No. 2, Vivo - Animato

9. Triple Duo, for ensemble: No. 3, Allegretto

10. Triple Duo, for ensemble: No. 4, Vivo

11. Triple Duo, for ensemble: No. 5, Maestoso - Lento - Maestoso - Scherzoso

12. Triple Duo, for ensemble: No. 6, Allegro fantastico

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best In Sleep; Not the best Triple Duo, July 24, 2000

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Karl Henzy - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Sleep in Thunder/Triple Duo (Audio CD)

This version of Triple Duo, which may well be the wildest and best work for small mixed chamber ensemble of our time, is not as good as the version by the Thomas Demenga led ensemble on ECM. It's too nervous and thin. The Demenga version has fuller sound and really glories in the freedom and drive of Carter's music.

On the other hand, this seems to me a better version of In Sleep, In Thunder than the one by Speculum Musicae. Oliver Knussen gets an extremely vivid and dynamic performance out of the London Sinfonietta. And while the tenor's voice here does not necessarily have a better sound quality than that of Speculum Musicae's singer, it is more dramatic. I recommend this disc to those who care about Carter's vocal music. If you prefer instrumental music, however, and you want the best, go to the Demenga version on ECM.