In the 1st work: Elena Tyminski, soprano ; the composer, piano. In the 2nd: Charles Bressler, tenor ; the composer, piano. In the 3rd: Elena Tyminski, soprano ; Price Browne, tenor ; Patricia Spencer, flute ; Barbara Bogatin, violoncello ; Nancy Allen, harp. In the 4th: Berenice Bramson, soprano ; Sara Cutler, harp. In the 5th: David Arnold, baritone ; Zita Zohar, piano ; Jonathan Haas, percussion
The 1st work for soprano and piano; the 2nd for tenor and piano; the 3rd for soprano, tenor, flute, violoncello and harp; the 4th for soprano and harp, the 5th for baritone, piano and percussion.
Container title: The vocal-chamber art.
Compact disc; analog recording.
Originally released as analog discs: the 1st and 3rd works by Golden Crest (ATH-5051, 1977), the remainder by Leonarda (LPI 101, 1979 (2nd work); LPI 106, 1980 (4th work), and LPI 116, 1983 (5th work)
Biographical and program notes, principally by Marnie Hall, and vocal texts ([24] p. : port.) inserted in container.
Sung in English; words from various sources.
Greyed sonnets (13:13) -- Chansons nobles et sentimentales (12:50) -- Songs of innocence (10:36) -- Two songs for soprano and harp (10:14) -- The magic world (24:59)