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Subtitled: A Musical Meditation on the Mystery and Spirit of Woman
Includes work(s) by various composers.
Subtitled: A Musical Meditation on the Mystery and Spirit of Woman
Includes work(s) by various composers. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
The Last Sleep of the Virgin: Excerpt(s) by John Tavener
Performer:
Carlo Willems (Hand Bells)
Conductor:
Rudolf Werthen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Fiamminghi
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1991; England
Date of Recording: 09/1997
Venue: Onze Lieve Vrouw, Presentatiekerk, Gent
Length: 1 Minutes 18 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Rudolf Werthen.
2.
O eterne Deus by Hildegard of Bingen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tapestry
Period: Medieval
Written: 12th Century; Germany
Venue: National Music Foundation, Lennox, MA
Length: 0 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: National Music Foundation, Lennox, MA (05/28/1997 - 05/31/1997)
3.
Fratres: Excerpt(s) by Arvo Pärt
Conductor:
Rudolf Werthen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Fiamminghi
Period: 20th Century
Written: Estonia
Date of Recording: 08/1994
Venue: Abbey Bonne Espérance, Belgium
Length: 1 Minutes 17 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Arvo Pärt (for Strings and Percussion)
I Fiamminghi performs seven out of the eight variations.
Composition written: Estonia (1977 - 1980).
4.
O magnum mysterium by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor:
Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1572; Spain
Date of Recording: 07/1989
Venue: St. Peter's Church, Gramat, France
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Latin
6.
Les nuits d'été, Op. 7: no 2, Le spectre de la rose by Hector Berlioz
Performer:
Elly Ameling (Soprano)
Conductor:
Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; France
Date of Recording: 05/10/1985
Venue: Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Length: 6 Minutes 23 Secs.
Language: French
7.
Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3: Siciliana by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Jesús Lopez-Cobos
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; Rome, Italy
Venue: Musica Theatre, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switz
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs.
Notes: Musica Theatre, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (05/29/1991 - 05/31/1991)
9.
The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Venus by Gustav Holst
Conductor:
Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Atlanta Symphony Chorus Women
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1916; England
Date of Recording: 04/1997
Venue: Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Length: 8 Minutes 30 Secs.
10.
Romeo and Juliet Suite no 1, Op. 64a: no 3, Madrigal by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:
Paavo Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Paris, France
Venue: Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs.
Notes: Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio (11/2002 - 02/2003)
11.
Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Love scene by Hector Berlioz
Performer:
Richard Leech (Tenor),
Sylvia McNair (Soprano)
Conductor:
David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; France
Date of Recording: 10/1987
Venue: J Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore
Length: 4 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: French
12.
Carmina burana: no 21, In trutina by Carl Orff
Performer:
Judith Blegen (Soprano)
Conductor:
Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Atlanta Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/1980
Venue: Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs.
Language: Latin
13.
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis: Excerpt(s) by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:
Peter Cosham (Violin),
Andrew Williams (Viola),
François Rive (Cello),
Barry Griffiths (Violin)
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910/1919; England
Date of Recording: 07/1988
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Length: 5 Minutes 57 Secs.
14.
Concerto for Flute: Anhran by Christopher Rouse
Performer:
Carol Wincenc (Flute)
Conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1993; USA
Venue: Jones Symphony Hall, Houston, Texas
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs.
Notes: Jones Symphony Hall, Houston, Texas (09/24/1996 - 10/01/1996)
15.
O viridissima virga, Ave by Hildegard of Bingen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tapestry
Period: Medieval
Written: 12th Century; Germany
Venue: National Music Foundation, Lennox, MA
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: National Music Foundation, Lennox, MA (05/28/1997 - 05/31/1997)
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