2 compact discs : stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + programme notes in English, French, and German ([10] pages) 4 3/4 in digital optical 1.4 m/s stereo digital recording
Notes:
Canadiana The 1st Willan work and the Barber work originally for string quartet CBC Enterprises: SMCD5050-2 CBC Vancouver Orchestra ; Mario Bernardi, conductor
Contents:
Overture to an unwritten comedy : (1951) = Ouverture d'une comédie non écrite / Healey Willan (3:39) Poem : for strings (1959) = Poème : pour instruments à cordes / Healey Willan (7:14) George III, his lament : (1975) = George III, sa complainte / Godfrey Ridout (14:52) Andante from concerto for clarinet and strings (1984) = Andante pour clarinette et instruments à cordes / Ian McDougall (Stanley McCartney, clarinet) (5:32) The bird of dawning singeth all night long : (1960) = L'oiseau de l'aurore chante toute la nuit / Jean Coulthard (Campbell Trowsdale, violin) (5:15) Serenade for strings (1982) = Sérénade pour instruments à cordes / Rudolf Komorous (12:51) Scherzo for string orchestra (1960) = Scherzo pour orchestre à cordes / André Prévost (5:59) Quiet city : (1940) = La ville silencieuse / Aaron Copland (Jerold Gerbrecht, trumpet ; Roger Cole, English horn) (9:59) Adagio for strings = Adagio pour instruments à cordes / Samuel Barber (5:52) Sunset : (1912) = Coucher de soleil / Victor Herbert (3:24) Elegy (1965) = Elégie / John Corigliano (8:32) The unanswered question : (1908) = La question sans réponse / Charles Ives (4:52) Poem : for flute and orchestra (1919) = Poéme : pour flûte et orchestre / Charles Griffes (Kathleen Rudolph, flute) (10:26) Rounds for string orchestra (1944) = Canons pour orchestre à cordes / David Diamond (14:27)
