Research Catalog

Title

Of bondage and freedom [sound recording] : vocal and instrumental American music.

Publication

Albany, NY : North/South Recordings, c1994.

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Additional Authors

• Vardaman, Lynne
• Rosales, Rachel
• Lifchitz, Max, 1948-
• Pleskow, Raoul
• Greenberg, Laura
• Dvorak, Charles, 1953-
• North/South Consonance (Musical group)

Description

1 sound disc (72 min.) : digital; 4 ³/₄ in.

Subjects

• Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681 > Musical settings
• Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 > Songs and music
• Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
• Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble)
• Music > United States > 20th century
• Octets (Piano, clarinets (2), flute, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
• Patchen, Kenneth, 1911-1972 > Musical settings

Note

• The 1st work for soprano, violin and piano (text by Abraham Sutzkever and Czeslaw Milosz ; Yiddish, Polish and English words) ; 2nd for flute, 2 clarinets, piano, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass ; 3rd for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, violin and violoncello (text by Calderón ; Spanish words) ; 4th for soprano, string quartet and percussion (3 players) (text by Kenneth Patchen ; English words) ; 5th for narrator, clarinet, piano, timpani, percussion, and double bass (text by Nelson Mandela)
• Compact disc.
• Program notes and texts ([20] p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

• Recorded at the Great Hall, Long Island University, Jan. 18 & Mar. 28, 1990, and at the Recital Hall, University of Albany, June 14-21, 1993.

Contents

Of bondage and freedom / Max Lifchitz (21:25) -- Two arabesques / Raoul Pleskow (11:17) -- La vida es sueño (5:21) ; This man was your brother (7:57) / Laura Greenberg -- Amandla Mandela! / Charles Dvorak (25:22)

Call Number

*LDC 9773 (F)

OCLC

31707119

Title

Of bondage and freedom [sound recording] : vocal and instrumental American music.

Imprint

Albany, NY : North/South Recordings, c1994.

Playing Time

002125 001117 000521 000757 002522

Performer

Lynne Vardaman (1st, 4th works), Rachel Rosales (3rd), soprano ; H. Patrick Swygert, narrator (5th) ; The North/South Consonance Ensemble ; Max Lifchitz, conductor.

Event

Recorded at the Great Hall, Long Island University, Jan. 18 & Mar. 28, 1990, and at the Recital Hall, University of Albany, June 14-21, 1993.

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Added Author

Vardaman, Lynne.

Rosales, Rachel.

Lifchitz, Max, 1948- Conductor

Lifchitz, Max, 1948- Of bondage and freedom.

Pleskow, Raoul. Arabesques, instrumental ensemble, no. 1-2.

Greenberg, Laura. Vida es sueño.

Greenberg, Laura. This man was your brother.

Dvorak, Charles, 1953- Amandla Mandela!

North/South Consonance (Musical group)

Publisher No.

N/S R 1004 North/South Recordings

Research Call Number

*LDC 9773 (F) Program notes and texts on file.