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Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern
Eastman American Music Series Volume 6
Album US 1999 on Albany Records label
Classical (Contemporary)
Total Time = 61:52 In Praise of Practically Nothing recorded in the Eastman Theatre 11/29/82 in dark recorded in the Eastman Theatre 1/17/82 Six Chansons, Op. 32 recorded in the Eastman Theatre 1/24/83 Blood and Milk Songs recorded in Eastman Theatre 11/14/81 All selections were recorded in the Kresge Recording Studios of the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. The cover is a portion of a painting by the American artist Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled (Relational Painting), 1950, from the collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, purchased by the Marion Stratton Gould Fund. The entire work may be assembled by the joining of this cover with others in this series. ©1999 The Eastman School of Music Made in USA Printed in USA CD comes packaged in a standard jewel case with a 16 page booklet including liner notes in English and texts with English translations.
Musicians
 | Brian Israel , album by |
 | Gerald Levinson , *1951 US album by |
 | David Noon , album by |
 | Robert Stern p, 1934-2018 US album by |
 | Sydney Hodkinson perc, *1934 CA conductor |
 | Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble , ensemble |
 | Jeffrey Fahnestock voc, tenor vocals |
 | Samuel Hoffenstein , 1890-1947 US text by |
 | Elizabeth Fulford Miller voc, US soprano vocals |
 | Nanine Valen , US text by |
 | Robert Lax , 1915-2000 US text by |
 | Renée Fleming voc, *1959 US soprano vocals |
 | Meng Chiao , text by |
| Deborah Kraus , mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Ruth Whitman , US text by |
Producers
| Dave Dusman engineer, digital signal processing by |
| Brian Sarvis edited by, digital editing, engineer, remastering engineer |
| Ros Ritchie engineer, session engineer, recorded by |
| Sydney Hodkinson executive-producer, producer |
| John Santuccio producer |
| David Dusman supervised by, production supervision by |
| David Peelle supervised by, production supervision by |
| Esther Gillie supervised by, production supervision by |
| Suzanne Stover supervised by, production supervision by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Praise Of Practically Nothing | Brian Israel | ||
| 2 | Miss Edna St. Vincent Millay Goes Wet | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:15 | |
| 3 | Poor Mr. Heine Suffers Some Translations And Gives Up | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:32 | |
| 4 | Lullabye | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:23 | |
| 5 | Yes, Dear | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:11 | |
| 6 | Hymn | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 5:04 | |
| 7 | Morning Songs | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:54 | |
| 8 | In Dark | Gerald Levinson (2) | ||
| 9 | Adagio (Vocalise) | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:29 | |
| 10 | Andante (The Moon Comes Down) | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:35 | |
| 11 | Scherzando (In Dark) | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:44 | |
| 12 | Lento (They Moved Like Fish) | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:48 | |
| 13 | Liberamente, Sempre Espressivo (Vocalise) | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:37 | |
| 14 | Six Chansons, Op. 32 | David Noon | ||
| 15 | Wanderer's Song | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:56 | |
| 16 | An Excursion To The Dragon Pool Temple On Chung-nan | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:23 | |
| 17 | Complaint Of A Neglected Wife | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:30 | |
| 18 | Sadness Of The Gorges | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:16 | |
| 19 | Song Of The Old Man Of The Hills | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:42 | |
| 20 | The Stones Where The Haft Rotted | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:05 | |
| 21 | Blood And Milk Songs | Robert Stern | ||
| 22 | Prologue | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:19 | |
| 23 | Song For A Vigil | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:45 | |
| 24 | Antiphonal | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 1:28 | |
| 25 | A Daughter Cuts Her Hair | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 2:55 | |
| 26 | Round | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:00 | |
| 27 | Letter To | Brian Israel • Gerald Levinson • David Noon • Robert Stern | 3:25 |
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