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Table of Contents:

• Ulysses : cantata for tenor solo, chorus and orchestra : 1947 (48:50)
• Elegy for solo viola and small orchestra : 1954 (8:09)
• Three fragments from Portrait of the Artist as a young man : 1957 (18:28).

Author/Creator:

Seiber, Mátyás, 1905-1960 , composer

Contributors:

Joyce, James, 1882-1941

Young, Alexander, 1920-2000 , singer

Aronowitz, Cecil , instrumentalist

Pears, Peter, 1910-1986 , narrator

Atherton, David, 1944- , conductor

BBC Chorus (1935-1973) , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Dorian Singers , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

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

London Philharmonic Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

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

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

1st and 3rd works sung in English.

Main Work:

Works [of Seiber, M.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Ulysses [by Seiber, M.]

Elegy, viola, orchestra [by Seiber, M.]

Fragments from A portrait of the artist as a young man [by Seiber, M.]

Related Works:

(1st work) musical setting of: Ulysses [by Joyce, J.] (Selections)

(3rd work) musical setting of: Portrait of the artist as a young man [by Joyce, J.] (Selections)

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Joyce settings [by Seiber, M.] (Monmouth, UK : Lyrita, [2015] — OCLC Number 908955373)

Subjects:

Joyce, James, 1882-1941 — Musical settings

Cantatas, Secular

Viola with chamber orchestra

Monologues with music (Chorus with orchestra)

Joyce, James, 1882-1941

Genres:

Musical settings

Performers:

In the 1st work: Alexander Young, tenor ; London Symphony Orchestra ; BBC Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor. In the 2nd work: Cecil Aronowitz, viola ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mátyás Seiber, conductor. In the 3rd work: Peter Pears, narrator ; Dorian Singers ; Melos Ensemble.

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: viola; orchestra

General Notes:

(1st work) recorded 1972 May 21 London.
(Remainder) recorded 1960 London.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500005
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500004
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500003
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500002
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500001
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500006
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500007
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500008
International Standard Recording Code: GBAET1500009
Publisher Number, Lyrita: SRCD348

OCLC Numbers:

954488745