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Title:
Water night [sound recording] / Eric Whitacre.
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : Decca : Universal Music Distribution, [2012]
℗2012
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
The 2nd work originally for wind ensemble, the 6th originally for mixed voices, the 9th originally for vocal trio; all arranged by the composer.
The 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th-9th works for unaccompanied mixed chorus; the 2nd work originally for wind ensemble, arranged for orchestra; the 4th work for violoncello and string orchestra; the 6th work originally for mixed voices, arranged for string orchestra; the 7th work for soprano and string orchestra; the 9th work originally for vocal trio.
Compact disc.
Contents:
Alleluia (9:25) -- Equus (9:02) -- Oculi omnium (3:17) -- River Cam (11:54) -- Her sacred spirit soars (6:58) -- Water night (6:06) -- Goodnight moon (5:09) -- When David heard (17:38) -- Sleep, my child (6:22).
Summary:
An album from critically acclaimed composer Eric Whitacre that spans musical boundaries and embarks on an emotional journey of the triumph of the human spirit. Water Night features no less than seven world premiere recordings. Included is Whitacre's choral arrangement of Sleep My Child from his award-winning musical, Paradise Lost. The title track, Water Night, is one of Whitacre's most performed works, performed here by the strings of the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Language Note:
Vocal works sung in English (principally) and Latin (3rd work).
Performer:
Julian Lloyd Webber, violoncello (4th work) ; Hila Plitmann, soprano (7th work) ; Eric Whitacre Singers (1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th-9th works) ; London Symphony Orchestra (2nd, 4th, 6th-7th works) ; Eric Whitacre, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded at St. Albans the Martyr Church, Holborn, London, and Henry Wood Hall, London.
OCLC Number:
ocn779273314
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1