Kurt Ollmann, William Parker, William Sharp, Sanford Sylvan, baritones ; David Krakauer, clarinet (6th-7th works) ; various pianists
Excerpts from the song cycle; principally for voice and piano (the 6th-7th works for voice and clarinet; the 10th work for 3 voices and piano).
Ed. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes.
Compact disc.
Program notes and texts of the songs (34 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Forms part of: Kin Lop Tse Collection.
Recorded at the American Academy and Institute of Arts & Letters, New York City, June 6, 1992.
Fury / Donald Wheelock (Parker ; Alan Marks, piano) (3:48) -- Blues for an imaginary valentine / Fred Hersch (Sharp ; Fred Hersch, piano) (4:03) -- Heartbeats / John Musto (Sharp ; John Musto, piano) (5:59) -- A dream of nightingales / Ned Rorem (Ollmann ; Ned Rorem, piano) (3:19) -- Walt Whitman in 1989 / Chris DeBlasio (Sylvan ; David Breitman, piano) (3:52) -- The 80s miracle diet / David Krakauer (Parker ; David Krakauer, clarinet) (4:05) -- For Richard / Annea Lockwood (Sylvan ; David Krakauer, clarinet) (2:17) -- Fairy book lines / Donald St. Pierre (Ollmann ; Donald St. Pierre, piano) (5:50) --Vaslav's song : Dasvedanya, Mama / William Bolcom (Sharp ; Steven Blier, piano) (2:45) -- AIDS anxiety : trio / Richard Thomas (Sharp, Ollmann, Sylvan ; Richard Thomas, piano) (6:45) -- The flute of interior time / John Harbison (Sylvan ; David Breitman, piano) (2:27) -- The birds of sorrow / Carl Byron (Ollmann ; Donald St. Pierre, piano) (7:15) -- Investiture at Cecconi's / Lee Hoiby (Parker ; William Huckaby, piano) (5:25) -- A certain light / Elizabeth Brown (Sharp ; William Huckaby, piano) (5:25) -- I never knew / Ricky Ian Gordon (Ollmann ; Ricky Ian Gordon, piano) (4:18)