Notes: | The 1st work for flute, clarinet, 2 pianos and percussion ; 2nd work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and marimba ; 3rd work for solo piano ; 4th work for cello and piano. The 2nd work (originally for flute, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello and piano) " ... based upon a two-part 'ballata' of the 14th-century composer Francesco Landini ..."--Program notes. The original Landini piece is played both before and after the sextet. The 3rd work inspired by Théophile Gautier's collection of poetry, Emaux et Camées (Paris, 1859) ; The 4th work based on Theodore Roethke's poem The long waters. Ann [i.e. Anne] Harrow, flute (1st & 2nd works) ; Ramon Ricker, bass clarinet (1st work) and clarinet (2nd work) ; Hansjörg Koch, piano (1st, 3rd and 4th works) ; Mathias Trapp, piano (1st & 2nd works) ; Yasuko Miyamoto, percussion (1st & 2nd works) ; Jeff Thayer, violin (2nd work) ; Christopher Hutton, cello (2nd & 4th works). Recorded February 12, 1998 at the Südwestrundfunk Landesstudio, Freiburg, Germany. Description based on hard copy version record.
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