Ralph Shapey – The Covenant; Rituals; Incantations

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Label:	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) – CD 690
Series:	American Masters
Format:	CD, Album, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	1995
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Modern, Contemporary

Tracklist

	The Covenant For Soprano, Sixteen Players And Two Pre-Recorded Tapes (1977) Ensemble – Contemporary Chamber Players Of The University Of Chicago* Soprano Vocals – Elsa Charlston Text By – Hayyim Bialik*, Kadia Molodowsky, Nelly Sachs, Pierre Louÿs, Vera Klement, Walt Whitman Text By [Inscriptions Written On Cellar Walls By Jews Hiding From Nazis] – Anonymous Text By [The Old Testament] – Anonymous	(42:13)
1	I - It Was	20:12
2	II - God Of Mercy	11:26
3	III - I Believe	3:21
4	IV - It Shall	7:22
	Rituals For Symphony Orchestra (1959) Orchestra – London Sinfonietto*	(12:25)
5	I	9:12
6	II Alto Saxophone, Musician [Improvising Musician] – Ray Swingfield* Tenor Saxophone, Musician [Improvising Musician] – Richard Fudoli Baritone Saxophone, Musician [Improvising Musician] – Roy Willoc* Piano, Musician [Improvising Musician] – William Thomas McKinley	3:20
	Incantations For Soprano And Ten Instruments (1961) Ensemble – Contemporary Chamber Players Of The University Of Chicago* Soprano Vocals – Bethany Beardslee	(17:57)
7	I	8:36
8	II	2:21
9	III	2:32
10	IV	4:28

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Composers Recordings, Inc.
Copyright © – Composers Recordings, Inc.
Published By – Theodore Presser Co.
Remastered At – Sony Classical Productions, Inc.
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – A50821-27
Pressed By – Cinram, Richmond, IN

Credits

Art Direction, Product Manager [Production Manager] – Ladi Odeku
Baritone Vocals [Prerecorded To Tape] – Gershon Sillins (tracks: 1 to 4)
Bass – Joseph Guastafeste (tracks: 1 to 4)
Bassoon – Norbert Nielubowski (tracks: 1 to 4)
Cello – Barbara Haffner (tracks: 1 to 4), Roger Malitz (tracks: 7 to 10)
Clarinet – J. Lawrie Bloom* (tracks: 1 to 4)
Composed By, Conductor, Liner Notes – Ralph Shapey
Cover [Cover Art], Design – Bernard Hallstein
Engineer – Eric Tomlinson (tracks: 5 to 6)
Executive-Producer, Management [Managing Director], Remastered By [Digitally Remastered By] – Joseph R. Dalton
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Marie Moulton (tracks: 1 to 4)
French Horn – Paul Ondracek (tracks: 7 to 10), Thomas Howell (tracks: 1 to 4)
Oboe, English Horn – Robert Morgan (13) (tracks: 1 to 4)
Percussion – Edward Poremba (tracks: 1 to 4), Norbert Szymanski (tracks: 7 to 10)
Piano – Andrea Swan (tracks: 1 to 4), John Cobb (tracks: 7 to 10)
Producer – Carter Harmon*
Recorded By, Engineer – Richard Mintel (tracks: 1 to 4), Walter Key (tracks: 7 to 10)
Remastered By [Digitally Remastered By], Engineer – Robert Wolff
Saxophone – Fred Hemke* (tracks: 7 to 10)
Soprano Vocals [Prerecorded To Tape] – Elsa Charlston (tracks: 1 to 4)
Timpani – Edward Poremba (tracks: 7 to 10), Michael C. Green (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trombone – Edward Kocher* (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trumpet – Brian Perry (5) (tracks: 1 to 4), Lenny Morrison (tracks: 7 to 10)
Trumpet [Solo Trumpet], Soloist – Charles Geyer (tracks: 7 to 10)
Tuba – Peter Wahrhoftig* (tracks: 1 to 4)
Viola – David Hildner (tracks: 1 to 4)
Violin [Violin II] – Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky (tracks: 1 to 4)
Violin [Violin I] – Elliott M. Golob* (tracks: 1 to 4)

Notes

Total Playing Time (as printed on inlay): 72:50 [This is correct]
Total Playing Time (as printed on disc): 61:04 [This is incorrect]

Digitally remastered at Sony Classical Productions, NYC.
All works published by Theodore Presser Company (ASCAP).

Funding for this compact disc was provided through the generous support of the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.

[Note printed on the inlay card incorrectly lists the recordings from which this CD is compiled with following note:] Originally released on CRI SD 243, 294, and 492.

[Booklet attributes the original recordings as follows:]
From CRI SD 232 (Ralph Shapey, John Macivor Perkins - Music For 13 Players):
Incantations for Soprano and Ten Instruments
Funded by a 1966 American Academy of Arts & Letters award.

From CRI SD 275 (Ralph Shapey / Seymour Shifrin - Rituals / String Quartet No. 6 / Three Pieces For Orchestra):
Rituals for Symphony Orchestra
Funded by a 1966 award from the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc.

From CRI SD 435 (Ralph Shapey - The Covenant):
The Covenant
Recorded in Chicago, September 1981.
Funded by a grant from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.

℗ 1972, 1982, 1995 Composers Recordings Inc.
© 1995 Composers Recordings Inc.
Printed in Canada

CD comes packaged in a standard plastic jewel case, and includes a 12-page booklet with notes in English.