| Description |
2 sound discs (103 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
014300 |
| Series |
György Ligeti edition ; 8 |
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Ligeti, György, 1923-2006-
Works. 8. Selections (Sony Classical)
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| Note |
Opera in 4 scenes. |
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New version prepared by the composer in 1997. |
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Original German libretto by Michael Meschke and György Ligeti, after Michel de Ghelderode's La balade du grand macabre. |
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Ed. recorded: Schott. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes by György Ligeti, synopsis, and libretto, all in German with English and French translations (191 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Sybille Ehlert, Laura Claycomb, sopranos ; Charlotte Hellekant, Jard van Nes, mezzo-sopranos ; Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor ; Graham Clark, Steven Cole, tenors ; Richard Suart, baritone ; Willard White, bass-baritone ; Frode Olsen, bass ; supporting singers ; London Sinfonietta Voices ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded live, Feb. 5-13, 1998, Théâtre du Chatelet, Paris. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Ghelderode, Michel de, 1898-1962 -- Musical settings.
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Operas.
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| Added Author |
Meschke, Michael. Librettist.
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Ehlert, Sibylle. Performer.
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Claycomb, Laura. Performer.
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Hellekant, Charlotte. Performer.
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Nes, Jard van. Performer.
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Ragin, Derek Lee. Performer.
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Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer.
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Cole, Steven. Performer.
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Suart, Richard. Performer.
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White, Willard. Performer.
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Olsen, Frode, 1952- Performer.
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Salonen, Esa-Pekka, 1958- Conductor.
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Ghelderode, Michel de, 1898-1962.
Balade du grand macabre.
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London Sinfonietta. Voices. Performer.
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Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England) Performer.
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| Added Title |
Grand macabre. English
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| Standard No. |
074646231227 |
| Music No. |
S2K 62312 Sony Classical |
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