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Flower of the mountain ; Into eclipse

Title
Flower of the mountain ; Into eclipse / Stephen Albert.
Author
Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Elektra Nonesuch, ℗1987.

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Musical recordingUse in library LS- 16969Off-site

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Additional Authors
  • Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
  • Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998.
  • Shelton, Lucy.
  • Gordon, David, 1947-
  • Schwarz, Gerard, 1947-
  • Kendall, Christopher.
  • New York Chamber Symphony. prf
  • Twentieth Century Consort. prf
Description
1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Distant hills coming nigh (Orchestra version). Flower of the mountain
Alternative Title
  • Distant hills coming nigh (Orchestra version). Flower of the mountain
  • Into eclipse.
Subject
  • Joyce, James, 1882-1941 > Musical settings
  • Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998 > Musical settings
  • Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998
  • Joyce, James, 1882-1941
  • Songs (High voice) with orchestra
  • Song cycles
Genre/Form
  • Song cycles.
  • Musical settings.
  • Cycles de mélodies.
Note
  • Elektra Nonesuch: 79153-1 (on container: 9 79153-1).
  • For soprano (1st work) or tenor (2nd work) with chamber orchestra. The 2nd work a song cycle.
  • Text of the 1st work extracted from Molly Bloom's soliloquy from James Joyce's Ulysses; words of the 2nd work based on Ted Hughes' adaptation of Seneca's Oedipus. Sung in English.
  • Digital recording (1st work only).
  • Durations: 16:16; 31:18.
  • Texts ([1] leaf : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded May 1986, RCA Studios, New York City (1st work) and August 1982, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Md. (2nd work).
Contents
Flower of the mountain (16:16) -- Into eclipse. Prologue (3:14) ; Riddle song (4:08) ; Oedipus I (3:51) ; A quiet fate (6:34) ; Ghosts (5:17) ; Oedipus II (7:55).
LCCN
  • 2019657012
  • 075597915310
  • 7559791531
OCLC
  • ocm29567256
  • 29567256
  • SCSB-2000917
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library