Nonsense madrigals
01. Ⅰ. Two Dreams and Little Bat (1988) = 2:14
Text: William Brighty Rands / Lewis Carroll [Page . Seite 34]
Poco animato, gently swinging
02. Ⅱ. Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree (1988) = 1:33
Text: William Brighty Rands [p. 36] . Lively
03. Ⅲ. The Alphabet (1988) = 3:33
Lento
04. Ⅳ. Flying Robert (1988) = 2:43
Text: Heinrich Hoffmann (English translation) [p. 38]
Passacaglia. Tempo giusto
05. Ⅴ. The Lobster Quadrille (1989) = 1:50
Text: Lewis Carroll [p. 40] . Allegro molto leggiero e ritmico
06. Ⅵ. A Long, sad Tale (1993) = 1:28
Text: Lewis Carroll [p. 42]
Vivacissimo liggiero e molto ritmico (Like Jazz!)
The King's Singers
David Hurley, Countertenor . Nigel Short, Countertenor Bob Chilcott, Tenor . Bruce Russell, Baritone Philip Lawson, Baritone . Stephen Connolly, Bass
07. Mysteries of the Macabre = 7:49
Arranged for Colorature Soprano and Ensemble by Elgar Howarth (1991)
from the opera Le Grand Macabre; Text: Michael Meschke / Gyo@rgy Ligeti
Allegro molto leggiero e ritmico
Sibylle Ehlert, Colorature Soprano
Members of The Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
08. Aventures (1962) = 11:20
Nonsense phonetic text by Gyorgy Ligeti . Agitato
Nouvelles Aventures (1962-1965)
Nonsense phonetic text by Gyo@rgy Ligeti
09. Sostenuto = 5:53
10. Agitato molto = 4:39
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Soprano
Rose Taylor, Contralto
Omar Ebrahim, Baritone
Members of The Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
11. Der Sommer (1989) = 3:12
Text: Friedrich Ho@lderlin [p. 44] . Andante misurato
Christiane Oelze, Soprano
Irina Kataeva, Piano
Ha>rom weo@res-dal (1646-1947)
Text: Sa>ndor Weo@res
12. Ⅰ. Ta>ncol a Hold fehe>r ingben [p. 44] = 1:05
Vivace
13. Ⅱ. Gyu@mo@lcs-fu@rt [p. 46] = 2:42
Rubato
14. Ⅲ. Kalma>r jo@tt nagy madarakkal [p. 46] = 2:10
Lento
Rosemary Hardy, Soprano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
O@ arany-dal (1952)
Text: Ja>nos Arany
15. Ⅰ. Csalfa suga>r [p. 46] = 2:02
Andantino, semplice
16. Ⅱ. A legszebb vira>g [p. 48] = 2:29
Moderato, con moto
17. Ⅲ. A csendes dalokbo>l [p. 48] = 0:52
Allegro, giusto e rigoroso
18. Ⅳ. A bujdoso> [p. 50] = 3:16
Poco rubato
19. Ⅴ. Az O@rdo@g elvitte a fina>ncot [p. 50] = 2:09
Parlando - Allegro giusto
Rosemary Hardy, Soprano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Ne>gy lakodalmi ta>nc (1950)
Adaptations of Hungarian folksongs
20. Ⅰ. A menyasszony sze>p vira>g [p. 52] = 2:04
Allegretto. Szeli>den
21. Ⅱ. A kapuban a Szeke>r [p. 52] = 0:40
Allegro
22. Ⅲ. Hopp ide tiszta>n [p. 54] = 1:16
Andantino. Nyugodtan [Tranquillo]
23. Ⅳ. Mikor kedves Laci ba>tya>m[p. 54] = 1:13
Rosemary Hardy, Soprano . Eva Wedin, Soprano
Malena Ernman, Mezzo-soprano . Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
01. Ⅰ. Two Dreams and Little Bat (1988) = 2:14
Text: William Brighty Rands / Lewis Carroll [Page . Seite 34]
Poco animato, gently swinging
02. Ⅱ. Cuckoo in the Pear-Tree (1988) = 1:33
Text: William Brighty Rands [p. 36] . Lively
03. Ⅲ. The Alphabet (1988) = 3:33
Lento
04. Ⅳ. Flying Robert (1988) = 2:43
Text: Heinrich Hoffmann (English translation) [p. 38]
Passacaglia. Tempo giusto
05. Ⅴ. The Lobster Quadrille (1989) = 1:50
Text: Lewis Carroll [p. 40] . Allegro molto leggiero e ritmico
06. Ⅵ. A Long, sad Tale (1993) = 1:28
Text: Lewis Carroll [p. 42]
Vivacissimo liggiero e molto ritmico (Like Jazz!)
The King's Singers
David Hurley, Countertenor . Nigel Short, Countertenor Bob Chilcott, Tenor . Bruce Russell, Baritone Philip Lawson, Baritone . Stephen Connolly, Bass
07. Mysteries of the Macabre = 7:49
Arranged for Colorature Soprano and Ensemble by Elgar Howarth (1991)
from the opera Le Grand Macabre; Text: Michael Meschke / Gyo@rgy Ligeti
Allegro molto leggiero e ritmico
Sibylle Ehlert, Colorature Soprano
Members of The Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
08. Aventures (1962) = 11:20
Nonsense phonetic text by Gyorgy Ligeti . Agitato
Nouvelles Aventures (1962-1965)
Nonsense phonetic text by Gyo@rgy Ligeti
09. Sostenuto = 5:53
10. Agitato molto = 4:39
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Soprano
Rose Taylor, Contralto
Omar Ebrahim, Baritone
Members of The Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
11. Der Sommer (1989) = 3:12
Text: Friedrich Ho@lderlin [p. 44] . Andante misurato
Christiane Oelze, Soprano
Irina Kataeva, Piano
Ha>rom weo@res-dal (1646-1947)
Text: Sa>ndor Weo@res
12. Ⅰ. Ta>ncol a Hold fehe>r ingben [p. 44] = 1:05
Vivace
13. Ⅱ. Gyu@mo@lcs-fu@rt [p. 46] = 2:42
Rubato
14. Ⅲ. Kalma>r jo@tt nagy madarakkal [p. 46] = 2:10
Lento
Rosemary Hardy, Soprano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
O@ arany-dal (1952)
Text: Ja>nos Arany
15. Ⅰ. Csalfa suga>r [p. 46] = 2:02
Andantino, semplice
16. Ⅱ. A legszebb vira>g [p. 48] = 2:29
Moderato, con moto
17. Ⅲ. A csendes dalokbo>l [p. 48] = 0:52
Allegro, giusto e rigoroso
18. Ⅳ. A bujdoso> [p. 50] = 3:16
Poco rubato
19. Ⅴ. Az O@rdo@g elvitte a fina>ncot [p. 50] = 2:09
Parlando - Allegro giusto
Rosemary Hardy, Soprano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Ne>gy lakodalmi ta>nc (1950)
Adaptations of Hungarian folksongs
20. Ⅰ. A menyasszony sze>p vira>g [p. 52] = 2:04
Allegretto. Szeli>den
21. Ⅱ. A kapuban a Szeke>r [p. 52] = 0:40
Allegro
22. Ⅲ. Hopp ide tiszta>n [p. 54] = 1:16
Andantino. Nyugodtan [Tranquillo]
23. Ⅳ. Mikor kedves Laci ba>tya>m[p. 54] = 1:13
Rosemary Hardy, Soprano . Eva Wedin, Soprano
Malena Ernman, Mezzo-soprano . Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano