Cantata memoria : for the children = er mwyn y plant /
"On 21 October 1966, tragedy hit the Welsh village of Aberfan: when a colliery spoil tip above the village collapsed, 40,000 cubic metres of mining debris went downhill in a landslide, burying Pantglas Junior School and killing 116 children and 28 adults. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of...
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Deutsche Grammophone,
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Publisher Address: |
Er mwyn y plant Berlin : |
Publication Dates: |
[2016] ℗2016 |
Literature type: | CD Audio |
Language: |
Welsh English Latin Italian French German Spanish Dutch Swedish |
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Summary: |
"On 21 October 1966, tragedy hit the Welsh village of Aberfan: when a colliery spoil tip above the village collapsed, 40,000 cubic metres of mining debris went downhill in a landslide, burying Pantglas Junior School and killing 116 children and 28 adults. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, Karl Kenkins wrote his Cantata memoria for large vocal and orchestral forces, here performed with a star-studded cast headed by bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and soprano Elin Manahan Thomas"--Container. Karl Jenkins commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy with this collection of choral works. The recording features Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel as the soloist. |
Item Description: |
Title from disc label. For soprano, bass-baritone, euphonium, harp, mixed chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra. Text by Mererid Hopwood. Program notes, synopsis, and texts with English translations (20 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
Carrier Form: | 1 audio disc (55:53) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
Production Credits: | Producer, Karl Jenkins. |
Index Number: | M2020 |
CLC: | J652.8 |
Call Number: | #WCD/170397 |
Contents: |
Pitran, patran (5:57) -- Then silence (4:42) -- Cortège (8:20) -- Lament for the valley (4:38) -- Lacrimosa lullaby (5:02) -- Did I hear a bird? (4:18) -- Satin feathers (4:22) -- And-a-half (5:11) -- And once upon a time (3:42) -- When the shadow dies (4:05) -- Lux æterna (5:34). "On 21 October 1966, tragedy hit the Welsh village of Aberfan: when a colliery spoil tip above the village collapsed, 40,000 cubic metres of mining debris went downhill in a landslide, burying Pantglas Junior School and killing 116 children and 28 adults. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, Karl Kenkins wrote his Cantata memoria for large vocal and orchestral forces, here performed with a star-studded cast headed by bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and soprano Elin Manahan Thomas"--Container. |