Pulse shadows : meditations on Paul Celan : for soprano, string quartet, and ensemble /
Birtwistle, Harrison.
Celan, Paul.
Hamburger, Michael.
Birtwistle, Harrison.Settings of Celan.German & English.
Birtwistle, Harrison.Movements,string quartet.
London : Boosey & Hawkes,
c1998.
Ensemble: 2 clarinets, viola, violoncello and double bass.
"Pulse shadows is flexbile in concept. A performance ideally comprises the full cycle, interleaving the 9 Settings of Celan and 9 Movements for string quartet, in the order printed here. The settings and quartet movements may also be performed as independent cycles, either complete or in part, or a selection of settings and quartets can be interleaved"--Pref.
Includes performance notes in English, German and French.
Duration: 64:00.
Fantasia 1 -- Thread suns -- Frieze 1 -- White and light -- Fantasia 2 -- Psalm -- Fantasia 3 -- With letter and clock -- Frieze 2 -- An eye, open -- Fantasia 4 -- Todtnauberg -- Frieze 3 -- Tenebrae -- Fantasia 5 -- Night -- Todesfuge-Frieze 4 -- Give the word.
Celan, Paul
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble