Roberto Gerhard :: L'infantament meravellós de Schahrazada, op.1 (The Miraculous Birth of Scheherazade): Six songs


 

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Gerhard, Roberto
1896-1970
(b Valls, 25 Sept 1896; d Cambridge, 5 Jan 1970). Catalan composer, active in England; a naturalized British citizen
L'infantament meravellós de Schahrazada, op.1 (The
Miraculous Birth of Scheherazade): Six songs <1916–1917>
solo soprano
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Six of the original 12 songs from Gerhard's cycle for voice & pf (Nos 1, 4, 8, 11 & 3), orchd by Meirion Bowen (1999); Bowen also arranged the 6 other songs (Nos. 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10) for chamber ensemble & soprano (1984), also available from Tritó with the following instrumentation:
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 0 0 - hp - str 5t

Source of text: Poetry by Josep Maria López-Picó. Language: Catalan
1. Les Roses de le temples de l'amiga
2. Si Els teus cabells
3. Jo soc el vas
4. Melodiós com entreming d'arbredes
5. Enamorat incaut
6. Sota l'amplada