5 Songs of Ariel

5 Songs of Ariel
Five Songs of Ariel for mixed choir a cappella

Year of composition

1950

Duration

13'

Scored for

mixed choir a cappella
‘Dédié à Felix de Nobel et à son merveilleux ‘Nederlands Kamerkoor’.’

Publication information

Universal Edition (UE14556)

Text(s)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Text file

  1. https://www.frankmartin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1950-Songs-of-Ariel-en.pdf

Premiere

World premiere: Amsterdam, 7 March 1953. Nederlands Kamerkoor, Felix de Nobel, conductor

Recordings (selective list)

  • ‘Frank Martin (1890-1974): Choral Works’
    Netherlands Chamber Choir
    Myra Kroese, contralto solo
    Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor
    Q Disc Q97056 © 2002 (FMS031)

  • Pro Musica Chamber Choir
    Jan Ygnwe, conductor
    Swedish Society SCD 1118 ℗ 2001 (FMS013)

  • Stockholm Chamber Choir
    Eric Ericson, conductor
    (recorded 12.III.1975. Swedish Radio, Stockholm)
    EMI 5 099926 434421 ℗ 2009 (FMS011)

  • Norddeutscher Figuralchor
    Sibylle Fischer, contralto solo
    Conductor: Jörg Straube
    Thorofon Records CTH 2261 ℗ 1995 (FMS025)

  • The Sixteen
    Harry Christophers, conductor
    CORO - COR16029 ℗ + © 2005 (FMS029)

  • ‘Portret van Nederlands Kamerkoor’
    Netherlands Chamber Choir
    Felix de Nobel, conductor
    Philips Dutch Masters Volume 22: 462 098-2 © 1953 + ℗ 1997 (FMS061)

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