Ligeti Edition 4: Vocal Works: Madrigals / Mysteries / Aventures / Songs

~ Release by György Ligeti; The King’s Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Nonsense Madrigals: I. Two Dreams and Little Bat
baritone vocals:
Philip Lawson (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Bruce Russell (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
bass vocals:
Stephen Connolly (bass) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
countertenor vocals:
David Hurley (countertenor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Nigel Short (counter-tenor, conductor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
tenor vocals:
Bob Chilcott (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recording of:
Nonsense Madrigals: I. Two Dreams and Little Bat (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
lyricist:
Lewis Carroll (English writer) and William Brighty Rands
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1988 until 1993)
part of:
Nonsense Madrigals
György Ligeti2:15
2Nonsense Madrigals: II. Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree
baritone vocals:
Philip Lawson (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Bruce Russell (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
bass vocals:
Stephen Connolly (bass) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
countertenor vocals:
David Hurley (countertenor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Nigel Short (counter-tenor, conductor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
tenor vocals:
Bob Chilcott (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recording of:
Nonsense Madrigals: II. Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
lyricist:
William Brighty Rands
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1988 until 1993)
part of:
Nonsense Madrigals
György Ligeti1:34
3Nonsense Madrigals: III. The Alphabet
baritone vocals:
Philip Lawson (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Bruce Russell (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
bass vocals:
Stephen Connolly (bass) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
countertenor vocals:
David Hurley (countertenor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Nigel Short (counter-tenor, conductor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
tenor vocals:
Bob Chilcott (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recording of:
Nonsense Madrigals: III. The Alphabet (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1988 until 1993)
part of:
Nonsense Madrigals
György Ligeti3:33
4Nonsense Madrigals: IV. Flying Robert
baritone vocals:
Philip Lawson (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Bruce Russell (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
bass vocals:
Stephen Connolly (bass) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
countertenor vocals:
David Hurley (countertenor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Nigel Short (counter-tenor, conductor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
tenor vocals:
Bob Chilcott (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recording of:
Nonsense Madrigals: IV. Flying Robert (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
lyricist:
Heinrich Hoffmann
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1988 until 1993)
part of:
Nonsense Madrigals
György Ligeti2:43
5Nonsense Madrigals: V. The Lobster Quadrille
baritone vocals:
Philip Lawson (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Bruce Russell (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
bass vocals:
Stephen Connolly (bass) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
countertenor vocals:
David Hurley (countertenor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Nigel Short (counter-tenor, conductor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
tenor vocals:
Bob Chilcott (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recording of:
Nonsense Madrigals: V. The Lobster Quadrille (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
lyricist:
Lewis Carroll (English writer)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1988 until 1993)
part of:
Nonsense Madrigals
György Ligeti1:51
6Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale
baritone vocals:
Philip Lawson (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Bruce Russell (baritone) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
bass vocals:
Stephen Connolly (bass) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
countertenor vocals:
David Hurley (countertenor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15) and Nigel Short (counter-tenor, conductor) (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
tenor vocals:
Bob Chilcott (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
recording of:
Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale (from 1995-10-12 until 1995-10-15)
lyricist:
Lewis Carroll (English writer)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1988 until 1993)
part of:
Nonsense Madrigals
György Ligeti1:36
7Mysteries of the Macabre
instruments:
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
soprano vocals:
Sibylle Ehlert (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recording of:
Mysteries of the Macabre (for soprano) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1974 until 1977)
arranger:
Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter) (in 1992)
is based on:
Le Grand Macabre
György Ligeti7:57
8Aventures
instruments:
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
baritone vocals:
Omar Ebrahim (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
contralto vocals:
Rose Taylor (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
soprano vocals:
Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (soprano) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recording of:
Aventures (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1962)
György Ligeti11:20
9Nouvelles Aventures: I. Sostenuto
instruments:
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
baritone vocals:
Omar Ebrahim (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
contralto vocals:
Rose Taylor (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
soprano vocals:
Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (soprano) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recording of:
Nouvelles aventures: I. Sostenuto (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1962 until 1965)
part of:
Nouvelles aventures
György Ligeti5:54
10Nouvelles Aventures: II. Agitato molto
instruments:
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
baritone vocals:
Omar Ebrahim (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
contralto vocals:
Rose Taylor (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
soprano vocals:
Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (soprano) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
recording of:
Nouvelles aventures: II. Agitato molto (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-04)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1962 until 1965)
part of:
Nouvelles aventures
György Ligeti4:51
11Der Sommer
piano:
Irina Kataeva (on 1996-08-24)
soprano vocals:
Christiane Oelze (soprano) (on 1996-08-24)
recorded at:
ORF Studio 3 in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (on 1996-08-24)
recording of:
Der Sommer (on 1996-08-24)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1989)
György Ligeti3:19
12Három Weöres-dal: I. Tancol a Hold feher ingben
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Három Weöres-dal: I. Tancol a Hold feher ingben (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
Sándor Weöres (poète et traducteur littéraire hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1946 until 1947)
part of:
Három Weöres-dal
György Ligeti1:06
13Három Weöres-dal: II. Gyumolcs-furt
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Három Weöres-dal: II. Gyumolcs-furt (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
Sándor Weöres (poète et traducteur littéraire hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1946 until 1947)
part of:
Három Weöres-dal
György Ligeti2:42
14Három Weöres-dal: III. Kalmarjottnagy madarakkal
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Három Weöres-dal: III. Kalmarjottnagy madarakkal (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
Sándor Weöres (poète et traducteur littéraire hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1946 until 1947)
part of:
Három Weöres-dal
György Ligeti2:11
15Öt Arany-dal: I. Csalfa sugár
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Öt Arany-dal: I. Csalfa sugár (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
János Arany (poète hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1952)
part of:
Öt Arany-dal
György Ligeti2:02
16Öt Arany-dal: II. A legszebb virág
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Öt Arany-dal: II. A legszebb virág (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
János Arany (poète hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1952)
part of:
Öt Arany-dal
György Ligeti2:29
17Öt Arany-dal: III. A csendes dalokból
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Öt Arany-dal: III. A csendes dalokból (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
János Arany (poète hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1952)
part of:
Öt Arany-dal
György Ligeti0:52
18Öt Arany-dal: IV. A bujdosó
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Öt Arany-dal: IV. A bujdosó (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
János Arany (poète hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1952)
part of:
Öt Arany-dal
György Ligeti3:16
19Öt Arany-dal: V. Az ördög elvitte a fináncot
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Öt Arany-dal: V. Az ördög elvitte a fináncot (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
János Arany (poète hongrois)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1952)
part of:
Öt Arany-dal
György Ligeti2:15
20Négy lakodalmi tánc: I. A menyasszony szép virág
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Malena Ernman (Swedish mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28) and Eva Wedin (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc: I. A menyasszony szép virág (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc
György Ligeti2:04
21Négy lakodalmi tánc: II. A kapuban a szekér
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Malena Ernman (Swedish mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28) and Eva Wedin (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc: II. A kapuban a szekér (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc
György Ligeti0:40
22Négy lakodalmi tánc: III. Hopp ide tisztán
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Malena Ernman (Swedish mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28) and Eva Wedin (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc: III. Hopp ide tisztán (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc
György Ligeti1:16
23Négy lakodalmi tánc: IV. Mikor kedves Laci bátyám
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Malena Ernman (Swedish mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28) and Eva Wedin (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recorded at:
Radiohuset: Studio 2 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
recording of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc: IV. Mikor kedves Laci bátyám (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-08-28)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Négy lakodalmi tánc
György Ligeti1:13