Allan Blank (Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.)Song cycles for voice, piano and double bass. Albany TROY1364 |
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| Poems from the Holocaust (1995) Musicians of West Virginia University Catharine Thieme, mezzo-soprano Andrew Kohn, double bass Robert Thieme, piano |
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| 1. | Introduction : De Profundis : A Song of Ascents | Psalm (instrumental) | 5:32 |
| 2. | At Terezin | I Never Saw Another Butterfly | 2:37 |
| 3. | Shpieltzeig (Toys) | Abraham Sutzkever | 5:46 |
| 4. | Man Proposes, God Disposes | I Never Saw Another Butterfly | 1:20 |
| 5. | Makh Tsu Di Eygelekh (Close your eyes) | Isaiah Spiegel | 10:19 |
| 6. | The Butterfly | I Never Saw Another Butterfly | 3:01 |
| 7. | Conclusion : Kaddish | Traditional aramaic prayer | 4:56 |
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Introduction, Five Jane Kenyon's Poems, Interludes & Conclusion Jennifer Miller, soprano (Pittsburgh) Andrew Kohn, doublebass Robert Frankenberry, piano (New York's Phoenix Players) |
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| 8. | Introduction | 2:56 | |
| 9. | I. Let Evening Come | 5:28 | |
| 10. | Interlude I | 1:57 | |
| 11. | II. Pennies at Dusk | 2:13 | |
| 12. | Interlude II | 1:22 | |
| 13. | III. Finding a Long Gray Hair | 2:21 | |
| 14. | Interlude III | 0:57 | |
| 15. | IV. The Thimble | 2:22 | |
| 16. | Interlude IV | 0:29 | |
| 17. | V. Otherwise | 5:41 | |
| 18. | Conclusion | 4:38 | |