Quintets & voices / Elliott Carter.

Other author/creatorAsbury, Stefan, conductor.
Other author/creatorMilarsky, Jeffrey, conductor.
Other author/creatorMorelli, Frank, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorNeidich, Charles, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorOppens, Ursula, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorPurvis, William, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorShelton, Lucy, vocalist.
Other author/creatorSolomon-Glover, André, vocalist.
Other author/creatorTaylor, Stephen (Oboist), instrumentalist.
Included WorkCarter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Fragment, no. 2.
Included WorkCarter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Quintets, piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn.
Included WorkCarter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Quintets, piano, violins (2), viola, cello.
Included WorkCarter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Retrouvailles.
Included WorkCarter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Syringa.
Included WorkCarter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Tempo e tempi.
Other author/creatorArditti Quartet, performer.
Other author/creatorEnsemble Sospeso performer.
Uniform titleWorks. Selections
Variant title Quintets and voices
Contents Fragment II : for string quartet (4:31) -- Quintet for piano & strings (14:56) -- Syringa : for soprano, baritone & ensemble (19:11) -- Tempo e tempi : for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello (16:06) -- Quintet for piano & winds (22:08) -- Retrouvailles : for piano solo (1:51).
General noteOriginally issued as a compact disc.
General noteProgram notes by Paul Griffiths in English with French and German translations and texts in English and Italian with English translations ([26] p. : port.) in container.
General noteThe 4th work is a song cycle.
General noteWords of the 3rd work by John Ashbery and classical Greek writers; of the 4th work by Eugenio Montale, Salvatore Quasimodo, and Giuseppe Ungaretti.
Performer Lucy Shelton, soprano ; André Solomon-Glover, baritone ; Steve Taylor, oboe ; Charles Neidich, clarinet ; Frank Morelli, bassoon ; William Purvis, horn ; Ursula Oppens, piano ; Arditti Quartet ; Ensemble Sospeso, Jeffrey Milarsky (3rd work), Stefan Asbury (4th work), conductors.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Dec. 7, 1998, Recital Hall, SUNY Purchase (2nd work); Dec. 20, 2000, Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City (5th-6th works); Feb. 20, 2000, St. Peter's Church, New York City (1st work); Feb. 22, 2001, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (4th work); and Oct. 16-17, 1999, Concordia College (3rd work).
LanguageSung in English and Greek (3rd work) and Italian (4th work).
Genre/formSound recordings.