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King Gesar

Title
  1. King Gesar / Peter Lieberson ; [libretto by Douglas Penick].
Published by
  1. New York, N.Y. : Sony Classical, [1996], ℗1996.
Author
  1. Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011.

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Additional authors
  1. Penick, Douglas J., 1944-
  2. Ebrahim, Omar
  3. Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
  4. Serkin, Peter, 1947-2020
  5. Ax, Emanuel
  6. Adorján, András, 1944-
  7. Marshall, Deborah
  8. Purvis, William
  9. Taylor, David, 1944-
  10. Hüge, Stefan
  11. Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011
Description
  1. 1 audio disc (approximately 55 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in. +
Uniform title
  1. King Gesar
Alternative title
  1. King Gesar
Subject
  1. Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble)
  2. Gesar (Legendary character) > Songs and music
  3. Mythology, Tibetan > Songs and music
Contents
  1. Calling on the power of goodness in our hearts: an invocation to the imperial Drala, Gesar, King of Ling (7:56) -- The birth of Gesar (3:06) -- Gesar in the desert (4:42) -- The horse race (16:40) -- The song of Manene (6:22) -- The battle with the Tirthikas (9;16) -- Gesar\u0027s song of completion (6:44)
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. For narrator and instrumental ensemble; recounts the Tibetan myth about the magical birth and heroic exploits of King Gesar.
  2. Compact disc.
  3. Biographical and program notes, principally by the composer, and vocal text ([34] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded at Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, August 25-29, 1993.
Language (note)
  1. Performed in English.