The second hurricane : In the beginning / Copland.

Author/creator Copland, Aaron composer.
Format Audio (CD)
PublicationNew York : Sony Classical, [1998]
Copyright Date℗1998
Description1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorDenby, Edwin, 1903-1983, librettist.
Other author/creatorLipton, Martha, singer.
Other author/creatorBernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, narrator, conductor.
Included WorkCopland, Aaron, 1900-1990. In the beginning.
Other author/creatorChorus Pro Musica, performer.
Other author/creatorHigh School of Music and Art (New York, N.Y.), performer.
Other author/creatorNew York Philharmonic, performer.
Variant title In the beginning
SeriesBernstein century
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Bernstein century. ^A688670
Contents In the beginning (Martha Lipton, Chorus Pro Musica) (16:27) -- The second hurricane. Act one. Choral overture (Chorus) (4:40) -- We don't know, we don't know (Chorus, Soloists) (7:34) -- What's happened, where are they? (Chorus) (2:30) -- Gyp's song (John Richardson) (4:45) -- How childish they are (Chorus) (6:43) -- Like a giant bomb (Chorus) (1:01) -- Act two. Introduction (2:34) -- Two Willow Hill (Chorus) (3:56) -- Sextet (John Richardson, Omega Melbourne, Julian Liss, Steven Wertheimer, Julie Makis, Lawrence Willis) (3:03) -- Jeff's song (Marion Cowings) (0:55) -- Queenie's song (Julie Makis) (3:14) -- The capture of Burgoyne (John Richardson, Omega Melbourne, Julian Liss, Steven WErtheimer, Julie Makis, Lawrence Willis) (2:28) -- Finale (Chorus) (2:59).
General noteThe second hurricane an opera.
General noteIn the beginning for mixed chorus.
General noteOrder of titles reversed on label.
General noteText of In the beginning based on Genesis, chapter 1; libretto of The second hurricane by Edwin Denby.
General noteDurations: 16:27; 46:27.
General noteProgram notes in English with French and German translations (20 pages)--in container.
Performer Martha Lipton, mezzo-soprano, Chorus Pro Musica (In the beginning) ; soloists and chorus of the High School of Music and Art, New York City, Leonard Bernstein, narrator (The second hurricane) ; New York Philharmonic ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded May 27, 1953, New York City, and April 3, 1960, 30th Street Studios, New York City.
LanguageSung in English.
UPC 074646056028
Publisher numberSMK 60560 Sony Classical

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