John Adams conducts American elegies.
| Author/creator | Adams, John, 1947- conductor. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Elektra Nonesuch, ℗1991. |
| Description | 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Upshaw, Dawn singer. |
| Other author/creator | Crossley, Paul, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Contemplations. Unanswered question. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 Thoreau. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Down east. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 Cradle song. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. At the river. |
| Included Work | Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Serenity. |
| Included Work | Marshall, Ingram, 1942-2022. Fog tropes, no. 1 |
| Included Work | Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987. Madame Press died last week at ninety. |
| Included Work | Adams, John, 1947- Eros piano. |
| Included Work | Diamond, David, 1915-2005. Elegy in memory of Maurice Ravel arranged. |
| Other author/creator | Orchestra of St. Luke's performer. |
| Variant title | American elegies |
| Contents | The unanswered question / Charles Ives (4:49) -- Five songs : Thoreau (1:49) ; Down East (2:23) ; Cradle song (1:21) ; At the river (1:14) ; Serenity (1:52) / Charles Ives ; arranged for orchestra by John Adams -- Fog tropes / Ingram Marshall (9:59) -- Madame Press died last week at ninety / Morton Feldman (4:10) -- Eros piano / John Adams (14:50) -- Elegy in memory of Maurice Ravel / David Diamond (6:19). |
| General note | Elektra Nonesuch: 79249-2 (on container spine: 979249-2). |
| General note | The Ives songs originally for voice and piano; the Diamond work for strings and percussion (originally for brass and percussion). |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Texts of the Ives songs and notes by Robert Hurwitz and Ingram Marshall in container. |
| Performer | Dawn Upshaw, soprano (2nd-6th works) ; Paul Crossley, piano (9th work) ; Orchestra of St. Luke's ; John Adams, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Aug. 1989 at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City. |
| LCCN | 93730722 |
| UPC | 755792492 |
| Publisher number | 79249-2 Elektra Nonesuch |
| Publisher number | 979249-2 Elektra Nonesuch |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-2214 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-2214 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |