Cathy Berberian chante Walton / Monteverdi / Debussy / Stravinski / Cage / Gershwin / Purcell

~ Release by William Walton, Claudio Monteverdi, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinski, John Cage, George Gershwin, Henry Purcell; Cathy Berberian (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Fanfare
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Fanfare (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
William Walton0:35
2Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Hornpipe
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Hornpipe (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:13
3Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: En famille
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: En famille (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton3:01
4Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Mariner Man
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Mariner Man (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton0:37
5Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Long Steel Grass
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Long Steel Grass (on 1980-04-22)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton2:06
6Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Through Gilded Trellises
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Through Gilded Trellises (on 1980-04-22)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton2:15
7Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Tango-Pasodoblé
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Tango-Pasodoble (on 1980-04-22)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:55
8Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Lullaby for Jumbo
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Lullaby for Jumbo (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:25
9Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Black Mrs. Behemoth
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Black Mrs. Behemoth (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton0:55
10Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Tarantella
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Tarantella (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:17
11Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: A Man From a Far Countree
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: A Man from a Far Countree (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:28
12Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: By the Lake
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: By the Lake (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:51
13Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Country Dance
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Country Dance (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:59
14Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Polka
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Polka (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:16
15Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Four in the Morning
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Four in the Morning (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton2:09
16Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Something Lies Beyond the Scene
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Something Lies Beyond the Scene (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:03
17Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Valse
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Valse (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton3:12
18Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Jodelling song
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Jodelling Song (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton2:33
19Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Scotch Rhapsody
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Scotch Rhapsody (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:19
20Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Popular Song
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Popular Song (on 1980-04-22)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton2:08
21Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Fox-trot “Old Sir Faulk”
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Fox-Trot (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
William Walton2:06
22Façade, an Entertainment With Poems by Edith Sitwell: Sir Beelzebub
vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1980-04-22)
orchestra:
Ensemble Musica insieme (on 1980-04-22)
conductor:
Giorgio Bernasconi (on 1980-04-22)
recording of:
Façade: Sir Beelzebub (on 1980-04-22)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
William Walton1:18
23La lettera amorosa
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Se i languidi miei sguardi, SV 141 (on 1975-10-07)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 141)
part of:
Settimo Libro de Madrigali, SV 117–145
Claudio Monteverdi6:21
243 Chansons de Bilitis: La flûte de Pan
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97: No. 1. La Flûte de Pan «Pour le jour des Hyacinthies» (on 1975-10-07)
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:08
253 Chansons de Bilitis: La chevelure
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97: No. 2. La Chevelure «Il m’a dit «Cette nuit d’ai rêvé»» (on 1975-10-07)
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy3:18
263 Chansons de Bilitis: Le tombeau des naïades
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97: No. 3. Le Tombeau des naïades: «Le long du bois couvert de givre» (on 1975-10-07)
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:37
27Pribaoutki: L’oncle Armand
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Pribaoutki (Pleasant Songs): I. Uncle Armand (on 1975-10-07)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Pribaoutki
Igor Stravinski0:53
28Pribaoutki: Le four
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Pribaoutki (Pleasant Songs): II. The Oven (on 1975-10-07)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Pribaoutki
Igor Stravinski0:26
29Pribaoutki: Le colonel
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Pribaoutki (Pleasant Songs): III. The Colonel (on 1975-10-07)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Pribaoutki
Igor Stravinski0:58
30Pribaoutki: Le vieux et le lièvre
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Pribaoutki (Pleasant Songs): IV. The Old Man and the Hare (on 1975-10-07)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Pribaoutki
Igor Stravinski2:02
31A Flower
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
A Flower (on 1975-10-07)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1950)
dedicated to:
Louise Lippold
John Cage2:33
32Wonderfull Widow of 18 Springs
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs (on 1975-10-07)
lyricist:
James Joyce (Irish writer)
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1942)
John Cage1:56
33“Summertime” da Porgy and Bess
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist) (on 1975-10-07)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1975-10-07)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) (on 1975-10-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
George Gershwin2:25
34Deux airs de “Fairy Queen”: Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air…
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1959-11-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana (known by this name since 1991) (on 1959-11-27)
conductor:
Francis Travis (Swiss-American conductor) (on 1959-11-27)
arranger:
Hermann Scherchen (conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act III, no. 24. Song: "Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, Appear" (on 1959-11-27)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell / Hermann Scherchen5:24
35Deux airs de “Fairy Queen”: Hark, Hark! the Echoing Air a Triumph Sings
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano) (on 1959-11-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana (known by this name since 1991) (on 1959-11-27)
conductor:
Francis Travis (Swiss-American conductor) (on 1959-11-27)
arranger:
Hermann Scherchen (conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 51. Song and Chorus: "Hark! The Ech'ing Air" (2nd Woman) (on 1959-11-27)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell / Hermann Scherchen2:11

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