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WUORINEN: Ashberyana / Fenton Songs I and II / Josquiniana
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The music of distinguished American composer Charles Wuorinen is notable for its compositional wit, dynamic virtuosity and intellectual rigor. This CD features vocal chamber works from the late 1990s to 2007, a new piano work, and Wuorinen’s ‘remakings’ of music by Josquin des Prés. Ashberyana, a major new work commissioned by Da Camera of Houston, sets the dazzling poetry of John Ashbery for a tour-deforce ensemble led by the composer. Fenton Songs I and Fenton Songs II offer contrasting poems by James Fenton, ranging from lyrical confessions of love to the horrors of Tiananmen Square. Two personal solo piano pieces – one dedicated to conductor James Levine – and Josquiniana, composed for the Brentano Quartet, complete this compelling portrait of one of today’s most important musical voices.
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Wuorinen, Charles
Ashbery, John, lyricist(s)
Ashberyana
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I. Introduction and Recitative: Outside My Window the Japanese…
00:08:34
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IIa. Scherzo: Laughing Gravy
00:02:17
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IIb. Scherzo: Dear Sir or Madam
00:02:56
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III. The Laughter of Dead Men
00:05:12
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Wuorinen, Charles
Praegustatum
Wuorinen, Charles
Fenton, James, lyricist(s)
Fenton Songs I
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No. 1. Beauty, Danger and Dismay
00:01:52
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No. 2. Out of Danger
00:02:51
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No. 3. Serious
00:01:24
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No. 4. Hinterhof
00:03:17
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Fenton Songs II
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No. 1. Blood and Lead
00:01:26
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No. 2. Tiananmen
00:02:31
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No. 3. The Ballad of the Shrieking Man
00:07:09
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No. 4. Fireflies of the Sea
00:04:20
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Wuorinen, Charles
Josquin: Ave Christe
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Josquin: Ave Christe
00:05:01
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Josquiniana
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I. Helas madame
00:03:15
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II. Faulte d'argent
00:01:27
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III. Cela sans Plus
00:01:20
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IV. Comment peult
00:01:08
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V. Vive le Roy
00:00:43
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VI. El Grillo, "Josquin a'Ascanio"
00:01:20
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Total Playing Time:
01:00:51
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Composer(s):
Wuorinen, Charles
Lyricist(s):
Ashbery, John; Fenton, James
Conductor(s):
Wuorinen, Charles
Ensemble(s):
Brentano String Quartet; Da Camera of Houston
Artist(s):
Feinberg, Alan; Lee, Nina Maria; Rothenberg, Sarah; Shelton, Lucy; Steinberg, Mark; Williams, Leon
Label: Naxos Series: American Classics Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental; Vocal Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No:
8.559377
Barcode:
0636943937723
Physical Release: 04/2008
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