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Elliott Carter - Speculum Musicae With Katherine Ciesinski, Jon Garrison, Patrick Mason, Jan Opalach, Christine Schadeberg
The Vocal Works (1975-1981)

Album US 1989 on Bridge Records label
Classical (Contemporary, Modern)

Total Time: (61:40) Dates of composition: •Three Poems of Robert Frost (1942, orchestrated 1980) •A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) •Syringa (1978) •In Sleep, in Thunder (1981) Text sources: •Three Poems of Robert Frost: © 1923, 1928, 1916 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and renewed 1951, 1956, and 1944 by Robert Frost. Poems reprinted from The Poetry of Robert Frost, edited by Edward Connery Lathem, by permission of Henry Holt and Company, Inc. •A Mirror on Which to Dwell: from The Complete Poems 1927-1979 by Elizabeth Bishop. Copyright © 1945, 1947, 1951, 1962 by Elizabeth Bishop. Copyright © renewed 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979 by Elizabeth Bishop. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc. •Syringa: Houseboat Days by John Ashbery. Copyright © 1977 by John Ashbery. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA, Inc. •In Sleep, in Thunder: "Dolphin" and "Carless Night" from The Dolphin by Robert Lowell. Copyright © 1973 by Robert Lowell. "Across the Yard: La Ignota" and "Harriet" from Notebook 1967-68 by Robert Lowell. Copyright © 1967, 1968, 1969 by Robert Lowell. "Dies Irae" and "In Genesis" from History by Robert Lowell. Copyright © 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 by Robert Lowell. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc. The Board of Directors of Speculum Musicae: Bernard Bernstein; Allen Blustine; Albert Grokoest, M.D.; Richard Hennessy; Aleck Karis; Jane Jitselman; Fred R. Messner; Donald Palma; Victoria Roth; Mary Zulack Speculum Musicae and Bridge Records, Inc. gratefully acknowledge support from the following foundations and agencies who have helped to make this recording possible: New York State Council on the Arts, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the J. M. Kaplan Fund. Speculum Musicae and Bridge Records also wish to thank Victoria Roth and Allen Edwards III for their advice and assistance. ℗ and © 1989 Bridge Records, Inc. Mfg. in USA by Bridge Records, Inc. Printed in Canada CD comes packaged in a standard plastic jewel case, and includes a 32-page booklet with notes and texts in English.

Musicians

	Elliott Carter voc, 1908-2012 US album by
	Speculum Musicae , *1971 US ensemble, album by
	Katherine Ciesinski voc, *1950 US mezzo-soprano vocals, album by
	Jon Garrison , *1944 US tenor vocals, album by
	Patrick Mason voc, b, US baritone vocals, album by
	Jan Opalach voc, b, NL bass-baritone vocals, album by
	Christine Schadeberg , US soprano vocals, album by
	Mike Ross , administrator, administrative director, speculum musicae
	Susan Palma fl, US alto flute, flute, piccolo flute
	Allen Blustine cl, bcl, US bass clarinet, clarinet, b-flat, clarinet, clarinet 1, clarinet, e-flat
	Donald MacCourt bsn, bassoon
	Eric Bartlett vc, US cello
	Robert Yamins cl, clarinet, clarinet 2
	David Starobin g, acg, *1951 US conductor, guitar
	Donald Palma b, cb, US conductor, double bass
	Robert Black p, conductor
	William Purvis alp, *1948 US conductor, horn
	Dennis James cb, double bass
	Ronald Roseman fl, ob, 1933-2000 US english horn, oboe
	Stephen Taylor ob, US english horn, oboe
	Oren Fader g, guitar
	Daniel Druckman perc, US percussion
	Joseph Passaro perc, percussion
	Aleck Karis p, US piano
	Jonathan Taylor tb, US trombone
	Raymond Mase tr, US trumpet
	John Graham vl, viola
	Lois Martin vl, viola
	Benjamin Hudson vn, *1950 US violin, violin, violin 1
	Carol Zeavin vn, violin, violin 2
	Robert Frost , 1874-1963 US text by
	Elisabeth Bishop , 1911-1979 US text by
	John Ashbery , *1927 US text by
	Robert Lowell , 1917-1977 US text by

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