Adams, John: El Niño, El (1999-2000) 105'
for soprano, mezzo, baritone, three counter-tenors, chorus, optional childrens' chorus and orchestra
Music Text
Biblical texts, Gnostic Infancy Gospels, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rosario Castellanos (E,Sp)
Scoring
2(I,II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-3.0.3.0-perc(3):I=glsp/low tgl/gong/almglocken/guiro/maracas; II=crot/almglocken/gong/high cowbell/3tgl/tpl.bl; III=gong/t.bells-harp-pft(=cel)-kbd synth(=cel)- 2steel string gtr-strings(minimum 14.0.6.6.4)
Recommended Recording
Dawn Upshaw/Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson/Willard White/Deutsches SO Berlin/Kent Nagano
Arthaus 100 220
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for soprano, mezzo, baritone, three counter-tenors, chorus, optional childrens' chorus and orchestra
Music Text
Biblical texts, Gnostic Infancy Gospels, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rosario Castellanos (E,Sp)
Scoring
2(I,II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-3.0.3.0-perc(3):I=glsp/low tgl/gong/almglocken/guiro/maracas; II=crot/almglocken/gong/high cowbell/3tgl/tpl.bl; III=gong/t.bells-harp-pft(=cel)-kbd synth(=cel)- 2steel string gtr-strings(minimum 14.0.6.6.4)
Recommended Recording
Dawn Upshaw/Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson/Willard White/Deutsches SO Berlin/Kent Nagano
Arthaus 100 220
Click here to purchase this CD from Amazon
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