Two Songs on Chinese Love Poems
Tenor, oboe, viola, cello (c. 12:00)
In settings that echo the poems’ atmosphere of bittersweet longing, the singer and instrumentalists interact as equals. Using English versions prepared by the composer, the two songs are “I Wait in the Dark” and “So Many Years.”
[“I Wait in the Dark” performed by Charles Lane, tenor; Paul Sherman, oboe; Melinda Rice, viola; Roger Lebow, cello]
Available from the composer