Stravinsky, Wuorinen - London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen - The Flood • Abraham And Isaac • Variations • Requiem Canticles • A Reliquary For Igor Stravinsky

Tracklist

The Flood	(21:17)
1	Prelude
2	Melodrama
3	The Building Of The Ark (Choreography)
4	The Catalogue Of The Animals
5	The Comedy (Noah And His Wife)
6	The Flood (Choreography)
7	The Covenant Of The Rainbow
Abraham And Isaac, A Sacred Ballad	(11:18)
8	After These Things God Tested Abraham
9	And Abraham Took The Wood Of The Burnt Offering
10	And Abraham Lifted Up His Eyes And Looked
11	Variations, Aldous Huxley In Memorium	5:04
Requiem Canticles	(14:27)
12	Prelude
13	Exaudi
14	Dies Irae
15	Tuba Mirum
16	Interlude
17	Rex Tremendae
18	Lacrimosa
19	Libera Me
20	Postlude
A Reliquary For Igor Stravinsky	(17:12)
21	Reliquary
22	Variation
23	Lament
24	Variation Continued
25	Reliquary
26	Coda

Credits

• Alto Vocals – Susan Bickley (tracks: 12 to 20)
• Art Direction – Nikolaus Boddin
• Baritone Vocals – David Wilson-Johnson (tracks: 1 to 10, 12 to 20)
• Bass Vocals – Stephen Richardson (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Choir – New London Chamber Choir (tracks: 1 to 7, 12 to 20)
• Chorus Master – James Wood (tracks: 1 to 7, 12 to 20)
• Composed By – Charles Wuorinen (tracks: 21 to 26), Igor Stravinsky (tracks: 1 to 20)
• Conductor – Oliver Knussen
• Edited By – Marian Freeman
• Engineer [Balance] – Gregor Zielinsky (tracks: 8 to 10), Tryggvi Tryggvason (tracks: 1 to 7, 11 to 26)
• Engineer [Recording] – Hans-Rudolf Müller (tracks: 8 to 10), Jobst Eberhardt (tracks: 1 to 7, 11 to 26)
• Executive Producer – Roger Wright
• Liner Notes – Peter Lieberson
• Orchestra – London Sinfonietta
• Producer [Associate] – Nigel Boon
• Producer [Recording] – Oliver Knussen, Tryggvi Tryggvason
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Hall (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Violin – Marcia Crayford (tracks: 23)

Notes

Recorded 10 & 11/1994, Henry Wood Hall, London.
Includes 40-page booklet with notes and lyrics.
Total time 69:57

The Flood composed 1961-62.
Abraham And Isaac, A Sacred Ballad composed 1962-63.
Variations, Aldous Huxley In Memorium composed 1963-64.
Requiem Canticles composed 1965-66.
A Reliquary For Igor Stravinsky composed 1974-75.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 028944706826