tracks

Three Poems Of Robert Frost
Dust Of Snow
The Rose Family
The Line Gang
A Mirror On Which To Dwell
Anaphora
Argument
Sandpiper
Insomnia
View Of The Capitol From The Library Of Congress
O Breath
Syringa
In Sleep, In Thunder
Dolphin
Across The Yard: La Ignota
Harriet
Dies Irae
Careless Night
In Genesis

notes

Total Time: (61:40)

Dates of composition:
•Three Poems of Robert Frost (1942, orchestrated 1980)
•A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975)
•Syringa (1978)
•In Sleep, in Thunder (1981)

Text sources:
•Three Poems of Robert Frost: © 1923, 1928, 1916 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and renewed 1951, 1956, and 1944 by Robert Frost. Poems reprinted from The Poetry of Robert Frost, edited by Edward Connery Lathem, by permission of Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
•A Mirror on Which to Dwell: from The Complete Poems 1927-1979 by Elizabeth Bishop. Copyright © 1945, 1947, 1951, 1962 by Elizabeth Bishop. Copyright © renewed 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979 by Elizabeth Bishop. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc.
•Syringa: Houseboat Days by John Ashbery. Copyright © 1977 by John Ashbery. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA, Inc.
•In Sleep, in Thunder: "Dolphin" and "Carless Night" from The Dolphin by Robert Lowell. Copyright © 1973 by Robert Lowell. "Across the Yard: La Ignota" and "Harriet" from Notebook 1967-68 by Robert Lowell. Copyright © 1967, 1968, 1969 by Robert Lowell. "Dies Irae" and "In Genesis" from History by Robert Lowell. Copyright © 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 by Robert Lowell. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc.

The Board of Directors of Speculum Musicae: Bernard Bernstein; Allen Blustine; Albert Grokoest, M.D.; Richard Hennessy; Aleck Karis; Jane Jitselman; Fred R. Messner; Donald Palma; Victoria Roth; Mary Zulack

Speculum Musicae and Bridge Records, Inc. gratefully acknowledge support from the following foundations and agencies who have helped to make this recording possible: New York State Council on the Arts, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the J. M. Kaplan Fund.

Speculum Musicae and Bridge Records also wish to thank Victoria Roth and Allen Edwards III for their advice and assistance.

℗ and © 1989 Bridge Records, Inc.
Mfg. in USA by Bridge Records, Inc.
Printed in Canada

CD comes packaged in a standard plastic jewel case, and includes a 32-page booklet with notes and texts in English.

credits

Administrator [Administrative Director, Speculum Musicae] – Mike Ross (24)
Alto Flute – Susan Palma (tracks: 4 to 16)
Baritone Vocals – Patrick Mason (2) (tracks: 1 to 3)
Bass Clarinet – Allen Blustine (tracks: 4 to 16)
Bass-Baritone Vocals – Jan Opalach (tracks: 10)
Bassoon – Donald MacCourt (tracks: 1 to 3, 11 to 16)
Cello – Eric Bartlett (tracks: 1 to 16)
Clarinet [B-flat] – Allen Blustine (tracks: 4 to 16)
Clarinet [Clarinet 1] – Allen Blustine (tracks: 1 to 3)
Clarinet [Clarinet 2] – Robert Yamins (tracks: 1 to 3)
Clarinet [E-flat] – Allen Blustine (tracks: 4 to 9)
Conductor – David Starobin (tracks: 1 to 3), Donald Palma (tracks: 4 to 9), Robert Black (4) (tracks: 11 to 16), William Purvis (tracks: 10)
Double Bass – Dennis James (11) (tracks: 4 to 9), Donald Palma (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 16)
English Horn – Ronald Roseman (tracks: 11 to 16), Stephen Taylor (2) (tracks: 4 to 10)
Ensemble – Speculum Musicae
Flute – Susan Palma (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 16)
Guitar – David Starobin (tracks: 10), Oren Fader (tracks: 1 to 3)
Horn – William Purvis (tracks: 11 to 16)
Liner Notes – Lloyd Schwartz
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Katherine Ciesinski (tracks: 10)
Oboe – Ronald Roseman (tracks: 1 to 3, 11 to 16), Stephen Taylor (2) (tracks: 4 to 9)
Percussion – Daniel Druckman (tracks: 10), Joseph Passaro (tracks: 4 to 9, 11 to 16)
Photography By [Elliott Carter] – Nicholas Tucker
Piano – Aleck Karis (tracks: 1 to 16)
Piccolo Flute – Susan Palma (tracks: 4 to 9, 11 to 16)
Soprano Vocals – Christine Schadeberg (tracks: 4-9)
Tenor Vocals – Jon Garrison (tracks: 11-16)
Trombone – Jonathan Taylor (3) (tracks: 11 to 16)
Trumpet – Raymond Mase (tracks: 11 to 16)
Viola – John Graham (2) (tracks: 1 to 3, 11 to 16), Lois Martin (tracks: 4 to 10)
Violin – Benjamin Hudson (tracks: 4 to 10)
Violin [Violin 1] – Benjamin Hudson (tracks: 1 to 3, 11 to 16)
Violin [Violin 2] – Carol Zeavin

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bridge Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Bridge Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Bridge Records, Inc.
Recorded At – RCA Studio A
Copyright (c) – Holt, Rinehart And Winston Publishers
Copyright (c) – Robert Frost
Copyright (c) – Elizabeth Bishop
Copyright (c) – John Ashbery
Copyright (c) – Robert Lowell

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