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Lyric suite / Berg. Sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning : op. 52 / Wellesz. - 1 audio disc (56:28) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. - 005628

The 1st work performed in the alternative version of Movement VI, Largo desolato, with soprano; the 2nd work for soprano and string quartet to poems from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese in the German translations by Rainer Maria Rilke; the 3rd work arranged for soprano and string quartet by J. Peter Koene. Title from disc label. Program notes by Douglas Jarman in English with French and German translations, and song texts with English and French translations (22 pages : illustrated) inserted in container.

Lyric suite for string quartet / Alban Berg (28:04; 5:58) -- Sonnets from the Portuguese, op. 52 / Egon Wellesz (19:34) -- Komm, süsser Tod / Eric Zeisl (2:52).

Renée Fleming, soprano ; Emerson String Quartet.

1st work 2nd and 3rd works


Sung in German.

Standard No.: 00028947883999 gtin-14 028947883999

Publisher. No.: B002370702 Decca 0289 478 8399 9 Decca 478 8399 Decca

Subjects--Personal Names:
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861 --Musical settings.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
String quartets.
Songs (High voice) with string ensemble.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Chamber music.
Songs.