Ned Rorem: Ariel; Gloria; King Midas

Original Release Date:  1995

Track Listing

• 1. 1. Words
• 2. 2. Poppies in July
• 3. 3. The Hanging Man
• 4. 4. Poppies in October
• 5. 5. Lady Lazarus
• 6. 1. Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
• 7. 2. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias a
• 8. 3. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Pater omnipotens. Domine fili unigenite,
• 9. 4. ("Miserere nobis") Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
• 10. 5. ("Qui tollis") (Qui tollis peccata mundi) suscipe deprecationem nost
• 11. 6. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
• 12. 7. ("Interlude") (Gloria in excelsis Deo.)
• 13. 8. ("Cadenza") (Gloria.)
• 14. 9. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jes
• 15. 1. The King's Speech
• 16. 2. The Queen's Song
• 17. 3. The Princess' Speech
• 18. 4. The Queens Speech
• 19. 5. The Huntsman's Song, The Gardener's Refrain
• 20. 6. Address By Dionysus
• 21. 7. The Princess' Song
• 22. 8. The King's Song
• 23. 9. Dionysus's Song
• 24. 10. The King to the Princess, at the River Bank

Credits

• Ned Rorem: Piano
• Sylvia Plath: Poetry
• Paul Zinman: CD Preparation
• Jeffrey Kaufman: Producer
• Howard Moss: Poetry
• Phyllis Curtin: Soprano (Vocal)
• Ryan Edwards: Piano
• Joseph Rabbai: Clarinet
• Sandra Walker: Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
• Anne Shein: Piano
• Helen Vanni: Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
• John Stewart: Tenor (Vocal)