Six Celan Songs • The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi

Infobox Album
Name = Six Celan Songs •
The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi
Type = Studio
Longtype =
Artist = Michael Nyman


Cover size = 200
Caption = photograph by Michael Nyman
design by Russell Mills and Michael Webster
Released = July 31, 2006 (UK)
June 24, 2008 (USA)
Recorded = 28 and 29 November November 2005, Angel Studios (Six Celan Songs)
20 January 2006, Angel Studios (The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi)
Genre = art song, contemporary classical, minimalist music
Length = 53:57
Language = German (Six Celan Songs)
English (The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi)
Label = MN Records
Director =
Producer = Michael Nyman
Reviews = The Guardian Rating|4|5 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/jul/28/classicalmusicandopera.shopping1]
Compiler =
Chronology =
Last album =
2006
This album = Six Celan Songs • The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi
2006
Next album = Acts of Beauty • Exit no Exit
2006
Misc =

"Six Celan Songs • The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi" is the 54th album release by Michael Nyman, who not only composed but also conducted both the works on the album. The first, a setting of poetry by Paul Celan, was originally recorded by Ute Lemper and the Michael Nyman Band on "The Michael Nyman Songbook" in 1991, and here the band is joined by Hilary Summers. "The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi" is a new work created with the artist Mary Kelly. This is performed by soprano Sarah Leonard with The Nyman Quartet: Gabrielle Lester, Catherine Thompson, Kate Musker, and Tony Hinnigan.

Track listing

#Chanson einer Dame im Schatten – 7.11
#Es war Erde in inhen – 4.57
#Psalm – 3.42
#Corona – 7.09
#Nächtlisch gerzchürzt – 6.47
#Blume – 6.08
#The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi - 17:43

Personnel

*Michael Nyman, conductor
*Gabrielle Lester, violin
*Catherine Thompson, violin
*Fiona McNaught, violin
*Kate Musker, viola
*Tony Hinnigan, cello
*Nick Cooper, cello
*Chris Laurence, double bass
*Martin Elliott, bass guitar
*David Roach, soprano and alto sax
*Simon Haram, soprano and alto sax
*Robert Buckland, soprano and alto sax
* [Andrew Findon|Andrew Findo [n] , baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
*Andrew Sparling, bass clarinet
*Steve Sidwell, trumpet
*Nigel Barr, bass trombone, euphonium
*David Arch, piano

*Hilary Summers, contralto
*Sarah Leonard, soprano

*Produced by Michael Nyman
*Recorded, mixed and edited by Austin Ince
*Assistant engineer (Six Celan Songs): James Stone
*Assistant engineer (The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi): Matthew Bartram
*Mixed at Abbey Road Studios 26 and 27 March 2006
*AAssistant engineer: Robert Houston
*Mastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios
*Published by Chester Music Ltd 1991/2001
*Thanks to Ute Lamper, Volker Schlöndorff, Declan Colgan, Elsa Longhauser, Mary Kelly, The Photographers, Colette Barber at Abbey Road Studios, Viviana D'Ambrosio, Nigel Barr, Jane Carter

*Design by Russell Mills (shed) [http://www.russellmills.com]
*Co-design by Michael Webster (storm) [http://www.michael-webster.co.uk]
*Cover photography by Michael Nyman

*Liner notes: Michael Nyman, Michael Hamburger, Mary Kelly, Elsa Longhauser
*Celan translations: Michael Hamburger