The flood, Abraham & Isaac ; Variations ; Requiem canticles, Igor Stravinsky. A reliquary for Igor Stravinsky / Charles Wuorinen

Type

Label

The flood, Abraham & Isaac ; Variations ; Requiem canticles, Igor Stravinsky. A reliquary for Igor Stravinsky / Charles Wuorinen

Note

1st work a musical play; 2nd work songs for baritone and chamber orchestra; 3rd and 5th works for orchestra; 4th work for contralto and bass soli, chorus and orchestraText of the 1st work chosen by Robert Craft from the York and Chester cycles of miracle plays and from the book of GenesisEds. recorded: London : Boosey & Hawkes (Stravinsky) ; New York : Edition Peters (Wuorinen)Compact discProgram notes and texts in Latin, English and Hebrew with English translations (22 pages)--inserted in container

Capture and storage technique

digital storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

447 068-2 -- Deutsche Grammophon

Participant note

Peter Hall, tenor (1st work) ; David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone (1st, 2nd and 4th works) ; Stephen Richardson, bass (1st work) ; Michael Berkeley, narrator (1st work) ; Bernard Jacobson, Noah (1st work) ; Lucy Shelton, Noah's wife (1st work) ; Peter Hall, caller ; Soloists of New London Chamber Choir (1st and 4th works) ; Susan Bickley, contralto (4th work) ; London Sinfonietta ; Oliver Knussen, conductor

Physical Description

1 sound disc, digital, stereo., 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

1148971(Sirsi) o34045667(OCoLC)34045667

Tape configuration

not applicable