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Hugh Aitken
Cantatas 1, 3, 4 & 6, Piano Fantasy
Album US 1998 on Composers Recordings Inc. label
Classical (Contemporary, Modern)
Total Playing Time: 74:22 Cantata No. 6: Recorded by Adrian Carr at Music Designs Studio, New York City, 1997. From CRI SD 365: Cantata No. 1, Cantata No. 3, Cantata No. 4, and Piano Fantasy: recorded by Jerry Bruck. Original recording made possible by a grant from the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University. (See Music Of Hugh Aitken - Cantatas I, III, IV, Piano Fantasy) America's premier new music label, Composers Recordings, Inc/CRI is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, founded in 1954 and dedicated to the discovery, distribution and preservation of the finest in contemporary music representing the diverse inspirations of American culture. CRI's general operations and recorded projects are supported by a coalition of private foundations, universities and individuals. ℗1976, 1988 & ©1998 Composers Recordings, Inc. CD comes packaged in a standard plastic jewel case, and includes a 20-page booklet with notes in English and texts in English and Spanish.
Musicians
 | Hugh Aitken , composed by, liner notes, album by |
 | Fortunato Arico vc, cello |
 | Melvin Kaplan ob, US oboe |
 | Charles Bressler , 1926-1996 US tenor vocals |
 | Ynez Lynch vl, US viola |
 | Helen Kwalwasser vn, *1927 US violin |
 | Edmund Spencer , text by |
| Thomas Lodge , text by |
 | Thomas Campion p, 1567-1620 GB text by |
 | John Fletcher , GB text by |
 | Anonymous bvoc, acg, text by |
| Willis Barnstone , text by, translated by |
 | Julius Levine cb, b, bass |
 | Karl Kraber fl, flute |
 | Jean Hakes voc, soprano vocals |
 | Antonio Machado , 1875-1939 FR text by |
 | Gary Kirkpatrick p, ES piano |
 | Jan Opalach voc, b, NL baritone vocals, bass-baritone vocals |
 | Ted Taylor p, piano |
 | Rainer Maria Rilke , 1875-1926 AT text by |
Producers
| Brenda Wolf cover, design |
| Allison Wolf production manager |
| Adrian Carr recorded by |
| Jerry Bruck recorded by |
| Joseph R. Dalton remastered by |
| Robert Wolff remastered by, engineer |
Composers
| Hugh Aitken |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantata No. 1 (1958) On Elizabethan Texts | Hugh Aitken | 9:50 | |
| 2 | A) Recitative: Behold! O Man | Hugh Aitken | 2:53 | |
| 3 | B) Song: Pluck The Fruit And Taste The Pleasure | Hugh Aitken | 1:30 | |
| 4 | C) Recitative: What If A Day | Hugh Aitken | 1:07 | |
| 5 | D) Song: Drink Today And Drown All Sorrow | Hugh Aitken | 1:00 | |
| 6 | E) Aria: Fair Is The Rose | Hugh Aitken | 2:44 | |
| 7 | F) Song: Hey Nonny No | Hugh Aitken | 0:37 | |
| 8 | Cantata No. 3, From This White Island (1960) On Poems By Willis Barnstone | Hugh Aitken | 12:26 | |
| 9 | 1) For Death Will Come Still Too Soon | Hugh Aitken | 12:26 | |
| 10 | 2) An Island | Hugh Aitken | 2:42 | |
| 11 | 3) There | Hugh Aitken | 1:39 | |
| 12 | 4) Now | Hugh Aitken | 2:39 | |
| 13 | 5) On This Greek Island | Hugh Aitken | 1:58 | |
| 14 | 6) Atlantic Coast: Afterward | Hugh Aitken | 1:59 | |
| 15 | Cantata No. 4 (1961) On Poems By Antonio Machado | Hugh Aitken | 14:09 | |
| 16 | Desnuda Está La Tierra... | Hugh Aitken | 2:46 | |
| 17 | MI BUFÓN | Hugh Aitken | 1:22 | |
| 18 | ¡O Tarde Luminosa! | Hugh Aitken | 2:16 | |
| 19 | Pegasos, Lindos Pegasos | Hugh Aitken | 1:17 | |
| 20 | El Sol Un Globo De Fuego... | Hugh Aitken | 2:29 | |
| 21 | CAMPO | Hugh Aitken | 3:58 | |
| 22 | Piano Fantasy (1967) | Hugh Aitken | 16:39 | |
| 23 | Cantata No. 6, Remembering (1981) On Poems By Rainer Maria Rilke | Hugh Aitken | 20:54 |
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