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The canticle of the sun ; Music for flute, strings, and percussion / Sofia Gubaidulina.

Author/creator Gubaidulina, Sofia, 1931- composer.
Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoNew York, NY : EMI Classics, ℗2001.
Description1 audio disc (75 min., 41 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Musical settings.
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble.
Flute and percussion with string orchestra.
Other author/creatorFrancis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.
Other author/creatorRostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007 instrumentalist, conductor.
Other author/creatorCarrington, Simon (Percussionist), instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorPercy, Neil, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorAlley, John, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorNumajiri, Ryūsuke, 1964- conductor.
Other author/creatorPahud, Emmanuel, 1970- instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorJackson, Dave (Percussionist), instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorCornes, Jeremy, instrumentalist.
Included WorkGubaidulina, Sofia, 1931- Music, flute, percussion, string orchestra.
Other author/creatorLondon Voices, performer.
Other author/creatorLondon Symphony Orchestra, performer.
Uniform titleSonnengesang
Contents The canticle of sun (44:39) -- Music for flute, strings and percussion (30:42).
General noteEds. recorded: H. Sikorski.
General noteCompact disc.
General noteDurations: 44:39 ; 30:42.
General noteProgram notes by the composer and Gerard McBurney, biographical note on the composer, and text of the 1st work with English translation (10 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Performer In the 1st work: Mstislav Rostropovich, cello and percussion ; Simon Carrington, Neil Percy, percussion ; John Alley, celesta ; London Voices ; Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor ; in the 2nd work: Emmanuel Pahud, flutes, piccolo ; Simon Carrington, Neil Percy, Dave Jackson, Jeremy Cornes, percussion ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in Studio 1, Abbey Road, London, Jan. 1999 (1st work) and in Watford Colosseum, February 2001 (2nd work).
LanguageThe 1st work sung in Italian; text by St. Francis of Assisi.
Genre/formMusical settings.
LCCN 2014623509
UPC 724355715326
Publisher number7243 5 57153 2 6 EMI Classics
Publisher number5 57153 2 EMI Classics
Publisher number57153 EMI Classics
Publisher numberD141995 BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.

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