The Perilous Chapel

~ Release by Lou Harrison (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Harp Suite: Serenade for Frank Wigglesworth
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
recording of:
Serenade for Frank Wigglesworth
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1952)
1:55
2Harp Suite: Avalokiteshvara
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
membranophone:
Joel Davel
other instruments [tuned water bowls]:
Scott Evans (percussionist) and William Winant (percussionist)
recording of:
Suite, for guitar No. 1: Avalokiteshvara
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer)
part of:
Suite for Guitar no. 1
2:18
3Harp Suite: Music for Bill and Me
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
recording of:
Music for Bill and Me
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Suite for Guitar no. 1
3:39
4Harp Suite: Jahla
finger cymbals and sistrum [sistra]:
William Winant (percussionist)
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
recording of:
Jahla
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1972)
2:01
5Harp Suite: Sonata in Ishartum
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
recording of:
Sonata in Ishartum
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1974)
part of:
Suite for Guitar no. 1
1:40
6Harp Suite: Beverly's Troubadour Piece
finger cymbals and sistrum [sistra]:
William Winant (percussionist)
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
instruments:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
membranophone:
Scott Evans (percussionist)
recording of:
Beverly's Troubadour Piece
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Suite for Guitar no. 2
1:32
7Harp Suite: A Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
recording of:
A Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1977)
part of:
Suite for Guitar no. 2
2:13
8Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: Round
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
percussion:
William Winant (percussionist)
recording of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: I. Round
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1978)
part of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion
1:47
9Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: Air
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
percussion:
William Winant (percussionist)
recording of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: II. Air
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1978)
part of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion
3:17
10Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: Infinite Canon1:36
11Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: Usul
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
percussion:
William Winant (percussionist)
recording of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: IV. Usul
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1978)
part of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion
2:51
12Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: Sonata
guitar:
David Tanenbaum (guitarist)
percussion:
William Winant (percussionist)
recording of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion: V. Sonata
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1978)
part of:
Serenade for Guitar and Percussion
2:12
13The Perilous Chapel: Prelude: andante - Poco maestoso4:10
14The Perilous Chapel: Barbaro - Brilliante - Energico4:48
15The Perilous Chapel: Alleluia: Poco adagio
orchestra:
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
conductor:
Stephen Mosko (composer)
recording of:
The Perilous Chapel: III. Alleluia. Poco adagio
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1948)
part of:
The Perilous Chapel
4:22
16Fugue for Percussion
bass drum, cymbal [suspended turkish cymbal], gong, other instruments [bell-coils] and triangle [triangles]:
Todd Manley (percussionist)
claves, maracas and other instruments [flexatone]:
William Winant (percussionist)
cowbell [cowbells], metallophone [metalaphone] and other instruments [box]:
Daniel Kennedy
other instruments [meditation bells, brakedrums, washtub]:
David Rosenthal (percussionist)
recording of:
Fugue for Percussion
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1941)
3:57
17Song of Quetzalcoatl
bass drum [contra-bass drum] and tom-tom:
Daniel Kennedy
cowbell, other instruments [brakedrums] and shaken idiophone [wooden rattle]:
Todd Manley (percussionist)
other instruments [glasses (or bells), Dragon's Mouths], sistrum and wood block:
William Winant (percussionist)
recording of:
Song of Quetzalcoatl
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (until 1941-02-06)
premiered at:
California Club in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-05-14)
6:37
18May Rain
percussion:
William Winant (percussionist)
piano:
Julie Steinberg (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Duykers (tenor)
recording of:
May Rain
lyricist:
Elsa Gidlow (poet)
composer:
Lou Harrison (American composer) (in 1941)
3:13