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Persephone : for narrator, tenor and chorus

Title
Persephone : for narrator, tenor and chorus / Stravinsky ; melodrama by André Gide.
Author
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Publication
[Gütersloh, Germany] : Sony Classical, [2016]

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Additional Authors
  • Robinson, Richard, 1929-2007
  • Zorina, Vera
  • Westminster Choir, performer.
  • New York Philharmonic, performer.
Description
1 online resource (1 sound file).
Uniform Title
Perséphone
Alternative Title
Perséphone
Subject
  • Persephone (Greek deity) > Drama
  • Gide, André, 1869-1951 > Musical settings
  • Operas
  • Monologues with music (Chorus with orchestra)
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Sound recordings.
  • Streaming audio.
Note
  • Original LP released on Columbia Masterworks as ML 5196 in 1957.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
Abduction of Perséphone (10:34) -- Perséphone in the underworld (26:15) -- Perséphone reborn (16:22).
LCCN
  • USSM11504393
  • USSM11504394
  • USSM11504395
OCLC
997289068
Author
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer, conductor.
Title
Persephone : for narrator, tenor and chorus / Stravinsky ; melodrama by André Gide.
Publisher
[Gütersloh, Germany] : Sony Classical, [2016]
Playing Time
005311
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Richard Robinson, tenor, as Eumolpe ; Vera Zorina, narrator, as Perséphone ; Westminster Choir ; John Finley Williamson, director ; New York Philharmonic ; Igor Stravinsky, conductor.
Event
Recorded 1957 January 14 Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.
Language
Sung in French.
Source of description
Hard copy version record.
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Added Author
Robinson, Richard, 1929-2007, singer.
Zorina, Vera, narrator.
Westminster Choir, performer.
New York Philharmonic, performer.
Other Form:
Source record: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Perséphone. Persephone. [Gütersloh, Germany] : Sony Classical, [2015] (OCoLC)989674382
Other Standard Identifier
USSM11504393
USSM11504394
USSM11504395
Publisher No.
886445689501 Sony Classical
Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music
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