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Table of Contents:

• Akhmatova requiem (52:20)
• Six Russian folk songs. O dark autumn night ; In the garden stands a pretty birch tree ; Darling, let us walk by the banks of the Volga ; I have seen the great wide world ; Pretty maid, why do you stare so longingly ; Kalinka (16:16).

Author/Creator:

Tavener, John , composer

Contributors:

Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966 , author

Bryn-Julson, Phyllis , singer

Ross, Elise , singer

Shirley-Quirk, John , singer

Rozhdestvenskiĭ, Gennadiĭ , conductor

BBC Symphony Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

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

Languages:

Russian

Language Notes:

Sung in Russian.

Main Work:

Vocal music [of Tavener, J.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Akhmatova requiem [by Tavener, J.]

Russian folksongs [by Tavener, J.]

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Akhmatova requiem [by Tavener, J.] (London : NMC Recordings, [2014] — OCLC Number 896469367)

Subjects:

Sacred vocal duets with orchestra

Funeral music

Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966 — Musical settings

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble

Folk songs, Russian

Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966

Genres:

Musical settings

Performers:

With Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano ; John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor (1st work) ; Elise Ross, soprano; The Nash Ensemble (2nd work).

Production Credits:

Text of Akhmatova requiem by Anna Akhmatova.

Performance Medium:

Solo soprano voice; solo bass-baritone voice; orchestra
Solo soprano voice; instrumental ensemble

General Notes:

Previously issued by Chester Classics in its BBC Radio classics series.
(1st work) recorded live 1981 August 27 Royal Albert Hall, London.
(2nd work) recorded live 1979 September 2 Roundhouse, London.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420801
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420802
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420803
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420804
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420805
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420806
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420807
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420808
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420809
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420810
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420811
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420812
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420813
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420814
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420815
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420816
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420817
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420818
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420819
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420820
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420821
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420822
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420823
International Standard Recording Code: GBCML1420824
Publisher Number, NMC Recordings: NMCD208

OCLC Numbers:

906962915