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| Genre/Form: | Live sound recordings Musical settings Songs and music |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Michael Ondaatje; Billy, the Kid; Isak Dinesen; Emily Dickinson |
| Material Type: | Music |
| Document Type: | Sound Recording |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
André Previn; Barbara Bonney; Renée Fleming; Moray Welsh; Renée Siebert; Wiener Philharmoniker.; London Symphony Orchestra. |
| OCLC Number: | 47778443 |
| Notes: | Originally the 2nd work for voice and piano, the 3rd, for voice, violoncello, and piano; the 5th work is a song cycle. Eds. recorded: G. Schirmer (1st and 4th-5th works); Chester Music (2nd-3rd works). Compact disc. Program notes by Marc Mandel, biographical notes, and texts (16 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Performer(s): | Barbara Bonney (2nd-3rd works), Renée Fleming (4th-5th works), sopranos ; Wiener Philharmoniker (1st work) ; London Symphony Orchestra (2nd-3rd works) ; André Previn, conductor (1st-3rd works), piano (4th-5th works). |
| Production notes: | Recorded live, May 2000, in Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna (1st work); May 2000, at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York (4th-5th works); and June 2000, at Abbey Road Studios, London (2nd-3rd works). |
| Description: | 1 sound disc (57 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents: | Diversions (24:30) -- Sallie Chisum remembers Billy the Kid / text, Michael Ondaatje (9:22) -- Vocalise (Moray Welsh, violoncello) (4:50) -- Giraffes go to Hamburg / text, Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) (Renée Siebert, alto flute) (11:04) -- Three Dickinson songs / texts, Emily Dickinson (6:53). |
| Other Titles: | Selections |
| Responsibility: | André Previn. |
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Related Subjects:(10)
- Orchestral music.
- Songs (High voice) with orchestra.
- Ondaatje, Michael, -- 1943- -- Musical settings.
- Billy, -- the Kid -- Songs and music.
- Vocalises (High voice) with orchestra.
- Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.
- Dinesen, Isak, -- 1885-1962 -- Musical settings.
- Songs (High voice) with piano.
- Song cycles.
- Dickinson, Emily, -- 1830-1886 -- Musical settings.
