Paul Moravec - Amy Burton, Trio Solisti, Simon Mulligan, Randall Scarlata, La Fenice , Cecilia Brauer - Useful Knowledge / Vita Brevis / Characteristics

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Vita Brevis (Version For Soprano And Piano Trio) Ensemble – Trio SolistiSoprano Vocals – Amy Burton	(14:52)
1	No 1. A Lullaby Text By – James Agee	4:46
2	No. 2. My Heart Leaps Up Text By – William Wordsworth	1:18
3	No. 3. Mezzo Cammin Text By – Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	3:50
4	No. 4. The Coming Of Wisdom With Time Text By – William Butler Yeats	1:41
5	No. 5. In Remembrance Text By – Mary Elizabeth Frye	3:18
Characteristics Piano – Simon Mulligan	(22:35)
6	I. Boisterous	2:29
7	II. Serene	3:08
8	III. Impish	1:22
9	IV. Vivacious	4:01
10	V. Elegant	3:52
11	VI. Humorous	2:27
12	VII. Contemplative	5:16
13	Useful Knowledge: A Franklin Fantasy Baritone Vocals – Randall ScarlataEnsemble – La Fenice Glass Harmonica – Cecilia BrauerText By – Benjamin Franklin	18:51

Companies, etc.

• 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

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
• Ensemble – La Fenice (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 (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 (tracks: 13)
• Violin [La Fenice] – Catherine Cho (tracks: 13)
• Violin [Trio Solisti] – Maria Bachmann (tracks: 1-5)

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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 36943 96982 3
• Other (SPARS Code): DDD