Research Catalog
Chamber music and songs
- Title
- Chamber music and songs [electronic resource] / Walker.
- Author
- Walker, George, 1922-2018.
- Publication
- [Hong Kong] : Naxos, c2010.
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 sound file).
- Series Statement
- American classics
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections
- American classics (Naxos (Sound recording label))
- Alternative Title
- Works.
- Subjects
- Downloadable audio file
- Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542 > Musical settings
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Musical settings
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 > Musical settings
- Sekula, Irene > Musical settings
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 > Musical settings
- Songs (Medium voice) with piano
- Octets (English horn, flute, guitars (2), mandolin, oboe, violin, cello)
- Variations (Piano (4 hands), clarinet)
- Eliot, T. S (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 > Musical settings
- Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
- String quartets
- Note
- The 4th work is a set of variations.
- The 1st & 3rd works for string quartet ; the 2nd work for two sopranos, bass, violin (doubling viola), cello, flute, clarinet, guitar, piano (doubling harpsichord), vibraphone (doubling percussion), and percussion ; the 4th for clarinet and piano 4 hands ; the 5th for flute, oboe (doubling English horn), guitar (doubling mandolin), guitar, violin, and cello ; the 6th-8th for mezzo-soprano and piano ; and the 9th & 10th for baritone and piano.
- Event (note)
- Recorded at First Methodist Church, Jersey City, USA, in June (1st work) and August (3rd work) 2008 ; at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA, in August 1988 (2nd work) ; at WGBH FM, Boston, USA, in 1994 (4th work) ; at Sarah Lawrecne College, Bronxville, USA, in August 2005 (5th-8th works) ; and at George Walker's home, Montclair, USA, in August 2008 (9th & 10th works).
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on hard copy version record.
- Contents
- String quartet no. 2 (1968 ) (22:01) -- Poem (for soprano and chamber ensemble) (1987) (15:36) / text by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) -- Lyric for strings ([original] version for string quartet) (1946) (6:25) -- Five fancies (1974) (9:30) -- Modus (for chamber ensemble) (2001) (9:12) -- I never saw a moor (1986) / text by Emily Dickinson (1930-1886) (2:01) -- Response (1940) / text by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) (2:26) -- Mother Goose (circa 2054) (1992) / text by Irene Sekula (1:21) -- Take, o take those lips away (2004) / text by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (2:39) -- And wilt thou leave me thus (2002) / text by Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) (3:10).
- LCCN
- HKI190941301
- HKI190941302
- HKI190941303
- HKI190941304
- HKI190941305
- HKI190941306
- HKI190941307
- HKI190941308
- HKI190941309
- HKI190941310
- OCLC
- 823227872
- Author
- Walker, George, 1922-2018.
- Title
- Chamber music and songs [electronic resource] / Walker.
- Imprint
- [Hong Kong] : Naxos, c2010.
- Playing Time
- 002201 001536 000625 000930 000912 000201 000226 000121 000239 000310
- Series
- American classicsAmerican classics (Naxos (Sound recording label))
- Performer
- Son Sonora String Quartet (1st & 3rd works) ; Capitol Chamber Artists (2nd work) ; Eric Thomas, clarinet ; Vivian Taylor, John McDonald, piano (4th work) ; Cygnus Ensemble (5th work) ; Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano (6th-8th works) ; James Martin, baritone (9th & 10th works) ; George Walker, piano (6th-10th works).
- Event
- Recorded at First Methodist Church, Jersey City, USA, in June (1st work) and August (3rd work) 2008 ; at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA, in August 1988 (2nd work) ; at WGBH FM, Boston, USA, in 1994 (4th work) ; at Sarah Lawrecne College, Bronxville, USA, in August 2005 (5th-8th works) ; and at George Walker's home, Montclair, USA, in August 2008 (9th & 10th works).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Green, Patricia (Mezzo-soprano) SingerMartin, James (Baritone) SingerWalker, George, 1922-2018. InstrumentalistWalker, George, 1922-2018. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 2.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Poem.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1. Lyric.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Fancies, clarinet, piano, 4 hands.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Modus.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Songs (1992). I never saw a Moor.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Response.Walker, George, 1922-2018. Songs (1992). Mother Goose (circa 2054)Walker, George, 1922-2018. Take, O take those lips away, voice, piano.Walker, George, 1922-2018. And wilt thou leave me thus.Son Sonora String Quartet.Capitol Chamber Artists.Videmus (Musical group)Cygnus Ensemble.
- Other Form:
- Source record: Walker, George, 1922- Selections. Chamber music and songs. [Hong Kong] : Naxos, c2010 (OCoLC)646106065
- Other Standard Identifier
- HKI190941301HKI190941302HKI190941303HKI190941304HKI190941305HKI190941306HKI190941307HKI190941308HKI190941309HKI190941310
- Publisher No.
- 8.559659 Naxos
- Branch Call Number
- eNYPL Music