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"At the invitation of Edna Michell and Yehudi Menuhin, composers and performers from around the world dedicated their artistry to the theme of universal compassion through music. Here is their tribute"--Container

Table of Contents:

• Disc A. Song of the angel : for violin, soprano and string orchestra / John Tavener (Ulf Hoelscher, violin ; Susan Narucki, soprano ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (4:37)
• Yearning : for violin and string orchestra / Shulamit Ran (Edna Michell, violin ; with Michal Kaňka, cello ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (8:08)
• Romance of Hsiao and Ch'in : for violin and string orchestra / Chen Yi (Ulf Hoelscher, Nachum Erlich, violins ; Karlsruhe Ensemble ; Andreas Weiss, conductor) (3:59)
• Adagio adagio : serenade for piano trio / Hans Werner Henze (Edna Michell, violin ; Michal Kaňka, cello ; Igor Ardašev, piano) (3:28)
• T'filah : for 3 violins / Yinam Leef (Edna Michell, Ulf Hoelscher, Nachum Erlich, violins) (5:44)
• Credo : for 2 violins, clarinet and string orchestra / Poul Ruders (Shlomo Mintz, Ulf Hoelscher, violins ; Ludmila Peterková, clarinet ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (5:38)
• Innocence : for violin, soprano and 6 cellos / Somei Satoh (Edna Michell, violin ; Patricia Rozario, soprano ; cellos of the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (7:19)
• Cantilena : for solo violin / Wolfgang Rihm (Edna Michell, violin) (3:48)
• Hunem-iduhey : for violin and cello / Iannis Xenakis (Edna Michell, violin ; Michal Kaňka, cello) (3:02)
• Romance for violin, soprano and string orchestra / Lukas Foss (Edna Michell, violin ; Patricia Rozario, soprano ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (5:55)
• Stèle : for solo violin / Karel Husa (Edna Michell, violin) (6:14)
• Achòt ketana : for 3 solo violins, soprano and string orchestra with clarinet / Betty Olivero (Edna Michell, Ulf Hoelscher, Bohuslav Matoušek, violins ; Patricia Rozario, soprano ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (6:21)
• Ligatura : for 2 violins / György Kurtág (Edna Michell, Ulf Hoelscher, violins ; Allen Ginsberg, narrator ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Foss, conductor) (2:55)
• Echorus : for 2 violins and string orchestra / Philip Glass ; with narration by Allen Ginsberg (Edna Michell, Ulf Hoelscher, violins ; Allen Ginsberg, narrator ; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra ; Lukas Ross, conductor) (7:28)
• Duet : for 2 violins and string orchestra / Steve Reich (Edna Michell, Ulf Hoelscher, violins ; Karlsruhe Ensemble ; Andreas Weiss, conductor) (4:38).
• Disc B. Changing light : for soprano and violin / Kaija Saariaho (Lyubov Petrova, soprano ; Edna Michell, violin) (5:17)
• Three frescoes from the Old Testament : suite for violin and piano. Saul at the Prophetess in En Dor / Petr Eben ; Elihu versus Job / Oldrich F. Korte ; Hallelujah / Viktor Kalabis (Edna Michell, violin ; Frank Glazer, piano) (19:57)
• Glossa : for clarinet and viola / Luciano Berio (David Shifrin, clarinet ; Ettore Causa, viola) (1:52)
• Wild honey smells of freedom : for soprano, violin and cello / Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko (Lyubov Petrova, soprano ; Edna Michell, violin ; Ole Akahoshi, cello) (3:33)
• Lunula : for flute and English horn / Sean Hickey (Tara Helen O'Connor, flute ; Claire Brazeau, English horn) (2:58)

• Piano quartet / Josef Tal (Cantilena Piano Quartet (Edna Michell, violin ; Philipp Naegele, viola ; Steven Thomas, cello ; Frank Glazer, piano)) (10:37)
• Elegy / Gennady Ivanovich Banshchikov (Edna Michell, violin ; Ole Akahoshi, cello) (6:24)
• Round a common center : for piano quintet, mezzo-soprano and narration / Lukas Foss (Yehudi Menuhin, violin ; Cantilena Piano Quartet ; Elaine Bonazzi, mezzo-soprano ; Orson Welles, narrator) (12:39).

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Contributors:

Michell, Edna , instrumentalist

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999 , instrumentalist

Hoelscher, Ulf, 1942- , instrumentalist

Narucki, Susan , singer

Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 , conductor

Kaňka, Michal , instrumentalist

Erlich, Nachum , instrumentalist

Weiss, Andreas, 1952- , conductor

Ardašev, Igor, 1967- , instrumentalist

Mintz, Shlomo, 1957- , instrumentalist

Peterková, Ludmila , instrumentalist

Rozario, Patricia , singer

Matoušek, Bohuslav, 1950- , instrumentalist

Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 , speaker

Petrova, Li︠u︡bovʹ, 1974- , singer

Eben, Petr , composer

Korte, Oldřich F. (Oldřich František), 1926-2014 , composer

Kalabis, Viktor, 1923-2006 , composer

Glazer, Frank , instrumentalist

Shifrin, David , instrumentalist

Causa, Ettore , instrumentalist

Akahoshi, Ole , instrumentalist

O'Connor, Tara Helen , instrumentalist

Brazeau, Claire , instrumentalist

Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 , speaker

Tavener, John

Ran, Shulamit, 1949-

Chen, Yi, 1953-

Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012

Leef, Yinam

Ruders, Poul, 1949-

Satoh, Somei, 1947-

Rihm, Wolfgang

Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001

Husa, Karel, 1921-2016

Olivero, Betty, 1954-

Kurtág, György

Glass, Philip

Reich, Steve, 1936-

Saariaho, Kaija

Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003

Tishchenko, B. (Boris), 1939-2010

Hickey, Sean, 1970-

Tal, Josef, 1910-2008

Banshchikov, Gennadiĭ

Filharmonický komorní orchestr , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Karlsruhe Ensemble , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Cantilena Piano Quartet , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English
Hebrew
Japanese
Russian

Language Notes:

Sung in English, Hebrew, Japanese, and Russian; spoken in English.

Included Works:

Song of the angel [by Tavener, J.]

Yearning [by Ran, S.]

Romance of hsiao and chʻin [by Chen, Y.]

Adagio adagio [by Henze, H.W.]

T'filah [by Leef, Y.]

Credo [by Ruders, P.]

Innocence [by Satoh, S.]

Cantilena [by Rihm, W.]

Hunem-iduhey [by Xenakis, I.]

Romance, soprano, violin, string orchestra [by Foss, L.]

Stèle [by Husa, K.]

Achòt ketana [by Olivero, B.]

Ligatura [by Kurtág, G.] > (1998)

Echorus [by Glass, P.]

Duet [by Reich, S.]

Changing light [by Saariaho, K.]

Glosse [by Berio, L.]

Wild honey smells of freedom [by Tishchenko, B.]

Lunula [by Hickey, S.]

Quartets, piano, violin, viola, cello [by Tal, J.] (Complete)

Elegy, violin, cello [by Banshchikov, G.]

Round a common centre [by Foss, L.]

Starozákonní fresky

Subjects:

Sacred songs (High voice) with string orchestra

Violin with string orchestra

Violins (2) with string orchestra

Piano trios

String trios (Violins (3))

Clarinet, violins (2) with string orchestra

Songs (High voice) with string ensemble

Violin music

Violin and cello music

Songs (High voice) with string orchestra

Violin music (Violins (2))

Monologues with music (Violins (2) with string orchestra)

Sacred songs (High voice) with violin

Songs (High voice) with violin

Suites (Violin and piano)

Clarinet and viola music

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble

Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble

English horn and flute music

Piano quartets

Monologues with music (Voice with instrumental ensemble)

Genres:

Art music

Sacred music

Songs

Chamber music

Monologues (Music)

Suites

Performers:

Various performers.

Performance Medium:

2 performers and 1 ensemble: solo violin; solo soprano voice; string orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo violin; string orchestra
3 performers: violin; cello; piano
3 performers: violin (3)
3 performers and 1 ensemble: solo violin (2); solo clarinet; string orchestra
8 performers: violin; soprano voice; cello (6)
1 performer: violin
2 performers: violin; cello
4 performers and 1 ensemble: solo violin (3); solo soprano voice; chamber orchestra
2 performers: violin (2)
3 performers and 1 ensemble: solo speaker; solo violin (2); string orchestra
2 performers and 1 ensemble: solo violin (2); string orchestra
2 performers: soprano voice; violin
2 performers: violin; piano
2 performers: clarinet; viola
3 performers: soprano voice; violin; cello
2 performers: flute; English horn
4 performers: violin; viola; cello; piano
7 performers: mezzo-soprano voice; speaker; violin (2); viola; cello; piano

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Disc A originally issued in 2001 (Angel 7243 5 57179 2 4).
Recorded 1999-2016.
Program notes and texts (the English and English translations of the Japanese and Russian) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 161,811- 161,812

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 726708697129
Publisher Number, Innova: innova 971
Publisher Number, Innova: 971
Publisher Number, Innova: B0027828-02
Publisher Number, Angel: 7243 5 57179 2 4

OCLC Numbers:

1088927939