Playing time: 40' 28" + 75' 24" = 1h 55' 52"
Performers:
[1]-[8] New York Pro Musica
Cast: Russell Oberlin (Belshazzar's Prince / An Angel /
Herald Angel), Brayton Lewis (Belshazzar), Jerold Sien (First Wise
Woman), Alan Baker (Second Wise Woman), Paul Ehr;ich (First Envious
Counsellor), Jean Hakes (Second Envious Counsellor), Arthur Squires
(Third Envious Counsellor), Alan Baker (Habakkuk), Betty Wilson
(Belshazzar's Queen), Charles Bressler (Daniel), Gordon Myers
(Darius), Alva Tripp (First Advisor), Jerold Sien (Second Advisor).
Satraps and Soldiers: William Bohm & Boy choristers
of Church of the Transfiguration, New York:(The Little Church Around
the Corner): Richard Zahnd, David Kouri, Edmund Cortez, George
Ryan, Ronald Frers, Ronald McLaren, Richard Bell
Stuart Gardner, choirmaster
Musicians: Robert Montesi (straight trumpet), Paul Ehrlich
(rebec), Paul Maynard (portative organ, psaltery), Martha Blackman
(bell carillon, minstrel's harp), George Gaber (percussion), Bernard
Krainis (recorders), Inez Lynch (vielle), Jean Hakes (minstrel's
harp), James Petrie (miniature highland bagpipes).
Noah Greenberg, dir.
[9]-[15] New York Pro Musica
Cast: Ray de Voll (tenor – Archangel), Jan DeGaetani
(soprano – First Midwife, First Mother of the children),
Elizabeth Humes (soprano – Second Midwife, Second Mother of
the children), John Ferrante (counter-tenor – First Shepherd,
First Consoler to Rachel), Earnest Murphy (counter-tenor –
Second Shepherd, Second Consoler to Rachel), Thomas Norager
(counter-tenor – Thirrd Shepherd, Third Consoler to Rachel),
George Papps (baritone – First Magi/King, Thirrd Soldier to
Herod), Arthur Burrows (baritone – Second Magi/King, Joseph),
Robert Kuehn (baritone – Third Magi/King, Second Soldier to
Herod), Marvin Hayes (bass – Armiger, the armor bearer),
Brayton Lewis (bass – King Herod), Richard Vogt (bass –
Archelaus, Herod's son), David Dodds (tenor – First Courtier,
Second Scribe, First Soldier to Herod), Paul Solem (tenor –
Second Courtier, Fourth Soldier to Herod), Alva Tripp (tenor –
First Scribe, Fifth Soldier to Herod), Sheila Schonbrun (soprano
– Rachel)
Angel Choir and Holy Innocents: Boys Choir of Church of
the Transfiguration, New York (The Little Church Around the
Corner): Paul Andersen (boy soprano), Nicholas Bessie (boy
soprano), John Bogart (boy soprano), Daniel Carter (boy soprano),
Kevin Egan (boy soprano, soloist), Stephen Hartke (boy soprano),
John Johnson (boy soprano), David Lampel (boy soprano), Kevin
Leftwich (boy soprano), Dirk McDonnell (boy soprano), Levi Robinson
(boy soprano), Thomas Sterling (boy soprano)
Stuart Gardner, choirmaster
Musicians: Paul Maynard (bell carillon – Musician to
Mary), LaNouve Davenport (recorder – First Musician to the
Three Kings), Judith Davidoff (vielle – Second Musician to
the Three Kings), Shelley Gruskin (bagpipe – Third Musician
to the Three Kings), Frederick King (tenor drum – Musician
to Herod)
Noah Greenberg, dir.
Recording site and date:
[1]-[8] The Cloisters, New York, NY, USA [01-02/1958]
[9]-[15] unknown [01/1964]
Excerpts:
[CD-1] Decca DL 9402 / 7 9402 [LP,
mono/stereo] The Play of Daniel
[CD-2] Decca DXA 187 / DXSA 7 187 [LPx2,
mono/stereo] The Play of Herod.
Reviewed in:
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 15/2-544 (Nov/Dec 1991)
Comments:
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Pierre-F. Roberge