tracks

Vita Brevis (Version For Soprano And Piano Trio) (2009)
No 1. A Lullaby
No. 2. My Heart Leaps Up
No. 3. Mezzo Cammin
No. 4. The Coming Of Wisdom With Time
No. 5. In Remembrance
Characteristics (1996)
I. Boisterous
II. Serene
III. Impish
IV. Vivacious
V. Elegant
VI. Humorous
VII. Contemplative
Useful Knowledge: A Franklin Fantasy (2006)

notes

Recorded at the Performing Arts Center, SUNY-Purchase, Purchase, New York, USA, on 23rd November, 2009 (tracks 1-5), on 22nd October, 2007 (tracks 6-12), and on 23rd May, 2008

This recording was made possible by financial support from Adelphi University and the Institute for Advanced Study.
A detailed track list and recording details can be found inside the booklet.
Available sung texts can be accessed at www.naxos.com/libretti/559698.htm
Publisher: Subito Music Corporation
Cover painting: 'Benjamin Franklin' by David Martin (1737-1797) (with the kind permission of the American Philosophical Society)

Playing Time: 56:19

Made in the USA.

credits

Baritone Vocals – Randall Scarlata (tracks: 13)
Cello [La Fenice] – Marcy Rosen (tracks: 13)
Cello [Trio Solisti] – Alexis Pia Gerlach (tracks: 1-5)
Composed By, Liner Notes – Paul Moravec
Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Ryder (2)
Ensemble – La Fenice (2) (tracks: 13), Trio Solisti (tracks: 1-5)
Glass Harmonica – Cecilia Brauer (tracks: 13)
Oboe [La Fenice] – Peggy Pearson (tracks: 13)
Piano – Simon Mulligan (tracks: 6-12)
Piano [La Fenice] – Diane Walsh (tracks: 13)
Piano [Trio Solisti] – Jon Klibonoff (tracks: 1-5)
Producer, Engineer, Edited By – Adam Abeshouse
Soprano Vocals – Amy Burton (tracks: 1-5)
Technician [Piano] – Ed Court
Text By – Benjamin Franklin (4) (tracks: 13), Dante Alighieri (tracks: 3), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (tracks: 3), James Agee (tracks: 1), Mary Elizabeth Frye (tracks: 5), William Butler Yeats (tracks: 4), William Wordsworth (tracks: 2)
Viola [La Fenice] – Mark Holloway (3) (tracks: 13)
Violin [La Fenice] – Catherine Cho (tracks: 13)
Violin [Trio Solisti] – Maria Bachmann

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Recorded At – State University of New York at Purchase, Performing Arts Center

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