Berio discovers the voice
Berio was inspired by the voice of his wife, Cathy Berberian, despite cracks in their relationship,. Donald Macleod and Gillian Moore discuss the composer's life and music.
The vocal prowess of Berio's wife Cathy Berberian was to prove a revelation to him, and a stimulus to some of his most intriguing works. Donald Macleod discusses the life and music of Luciano Berio (1925-2003) with Gillian Moore, focusing today on Berio's rich period of creativity during the 1960s. It's a time when Berio's marriage to Cathy was under increasing strain, and Luciano spent time teaching in the USA, where he met the woman who would become his second wife.
Circles
Text by e.e.cummings
Vinko Globokar / Aurèle Nicolet, percussion
Cathy Berberian, mezzo-soprano
Folk Songs
Cathy Berberian, mezzo-soprano
Wasserklavier
David Arden, piano
Labyrintus II, Part II
Ensemble Musique Vivante
Chorale Experimentale
Luciano Berio, director.
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Luciano Berio
Circles
Performer: Francis Pierre. Performer: Jean-Pierre Drouet. Performer: Jean‐Claude Casadesus. Singer: Cathy Berberian.- Berio: Circles, Sequenzas 1, 3 & 5.
- Wergo.
- 1.
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Luciano Berio
Folk Songs
Singer: Cathy Berberian. Ensemble: Juilliard Ensemble. Conductor: Luciano Berio.- RCA : 09026-62540 2.
- RCA.
- 10.
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Luciano Berio
Wasserklavier
Performer: David Arden.- NEW ALBION : NA-089CD.
- NEW ALBION.
- 2.
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Chorale Experimentale
Labyrintus II (Part II)
- Harmonia Mundi HM 190764.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 2.
Broadcast
- Tue 3 Jul 201812:00BBC Radio 3
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