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The Defense of Corinth for speaker, chorus of men’s voices, and piano 4 hands

  • Year
    1941
  • Duration
    14'
  • Category
    Choral
Instrumentation
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Dedication
G. Wallace Woodworth and the Harvard Glee Club
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Merion Music (Theodore Presser)
Manuscripts
Paul Sacher Stiftung
Text Author
François Rabelais (English)
Text Translator
Thomas Urquhart
Premiere
Mar 12, 1942/ Harvard Glee Club / G. Wallace Woodworth/ Cambridge, MA
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Recordings (6)
  • Elliott Carter: Choral Works
    Hänssler Classic CD 93.231 (2009)
    Eva-Maria Schappé, soprano | Mark Munkittrick, speaker | SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart | Marcus Creed, director | Andreas Grau, piano | Götz Schumacher, piano
  • John Oliver Chorale: Elliott Carter
    Koch International Classics 3-7415-2H1 (1998)
    John Oliver Chorale, John Oliver, music director | Annette Anfinrud, soprano | Martin Amlin, piano | Frank Corliss, piano | Martin Amlin, piano | Frank Corliss, piano (+7)
  • Elliott Carter: Orchestral Songs; Complete Choral Music
    CRI CD 648 (1991)
    Rosalind Rees, soprano | Adirondack Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith, conductor | Gregg Smith Singers | Paul Suits, piano (four hands) | Jerald Stone, piano (four hands) | Long Island Symphonic Choral Association (+4)
  • The Gregg Smith Singers: Elliott Carter: Choral Music
    GSS Recordings GSS 103 (1984)
    Gregg Smith Singers | Gregg Smith, conductor | Paul Suits, piano (four hands) | Jerald Stone, piano (four hands) | Long Island Symphonic Choral Association | Paul Suits, piano | Rosalind Rees, soprano (+4)
  • The Gregg Smith Singers: America Sings (1920-1950)
    Vox SVBX 5353 (1977)
    Gregg Smith Singers, Gregg Smith, conductor | Jan Opalach, narrator | Columbia University Men's Glee Club | Edward Green, piano (four hands) | Mark Suttonsmith, piano (four hands)
  • Harvard Glee Club
    F-HGC 64 (1964)
    Harvard Glee Club | Thomas G. Gutheil, narrator | Elliot Forbes, conductor
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