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Composers of the Week 20th-century American Song

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Looking Out, Looking Back
Brian Morton introduces music by a clutch of composers caught looking back to the old countries in Europe or to far-off exotic cultures.
Composers John Harbison and John Corigliano introduce their own music. Richard Hundley Sweet Suffolk Owl William Sharp (baritone), Steven Blier (piano)
Corigliano Poem in October
Robert White (tenor), ensemble
Cage The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
Cathy Berberian (mezzo)
Griffes The Lament of Ian the Proud
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone), Warren Jones (piano) Barber Nuvoletta
Cheryl Studer (soprano), John Browning (piano)
John Harbison Mirabai Songs Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Orchestra of St Luke's, conductor David Zinman
Repeated next Friday 11.30pm

Contributors

Introduces:
Brian Morton
Unknown:
John Harbison
Unknown:
John Corigliano
Baritone:
William Sharp
Piano:
Steven Blier
Tenor:
Robert White
Unknown:
Cathy Berberian
Bass-Baritone:
Samuel Ramey
Piano:
Warren Jones
Soprano:
Cheryl Studer
Piano:
John Browning
Piano:
John Harbison Mirabai
Conductor:
David Zinman
Source: Radio Times

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