Elliott Carter (b. 1908) - The Vocal Works 1975-1981 (1989)

The combination of contemporary music and contemporary poetry ought to create an exciting fusion for a contemporary audience. But we live in an age where neither is valued highly enough individually, and the combination seems even more daunting. But Carters vocal pieces are among his most profoundly complex, subtle, unpredictable emotional adventures. As more performers figure out how to make them work — how to make them "speak," seem "lived through" (which is what has happened with Carter's instrumental music, especially his string quartets) — they too may finally get the audiences they deserve.

from the attached booklet

Music of Elliott Carter: vol I - The Vocal Works (1975-1981) - (16 tracks) 61:33

Three Poems of Robert Frost [1942-80] - (3 tracks, 04:49)
01 I Dust of Snow  01:24
02 II The Rose Family 01:21
03 III The Line Gang 02:04

A Mirror on Which to Dwell, Six Poems of Elizabeth Bishop [1975] - (6 tracks, 17:15)
04 I Anaphora 03:16
05 II Argument 02:33
06 III Sandpiper 02:20
07 IV Insomnia 02:41
08 V View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress 02:57
09 VI O Breath 03:28

10 Syringa, english Poem by John Ashbery [1978 ] 19:00

In Sleep, in Thunder, six poems of Robert Lowell [1981]- (6 tracks, 20:29)
11 I Dolphin 03:09
12 III Across the Yard: La Ignota 03:19
13 III Harriet 03:37
14 IV Dies Irae 03:21
15 V Careless Night 04:33
16 VI In Genesis 02:30


Bridge BCD 9014 (1989, re edition 2005)