Elizabeth Soederstroem, soprano (in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th works) ; Frederick Fuller, baritone (in the 3rd) ; with instrumental ensemble ; Frederick Prausnitz (in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th works), the composer (in the 2nd and 4th), conductors
Title from container.
Additional titles on container: Five fragments of Sappho; Two Anacreon songs; Goethe-Lieder; Christmas concerto; Five songs.
Sung in Italian; the Goethe Lieder sung in German.
Ed. recorded: Associated Music (BMI).
Durations: 7:20; 4:43; 9:46; 7:10; 15:02.
Program notes by the composer and texts, with English translations by David Johnson, on container.
Cinque frammenti di Saffo (1942) : for voice and chamber orchestra -- Due liriche di Anacreonte (1944-45) : for soprano, 2 clarinets, viola, and piano -- Cinque canti (1956) : for baritone and instrumental ensemble -- Goethe Lieder (1953) : for soprano and 3 clarinets -- Concerto per la notte di Natale dell'anno 1956 : for 17 instruments and soprano