Luciano Berio - Epifanie (1959-1961 1965 revised)

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Epifanie for mezzosoprano and orchestra (1959-1961; 1965 revised) 1. Orchestra [0:00] 2. Je regardais les trois arbres (Marcel Proust) [4:17] 3. Orchestra [6:44] 4. Las siete cuerdas (Antonio Machado) [9:26] 5. Orchestra [10:50] 6. Orchestra with spoken parts [11:34] 7. A girl stood before him (James Joyce) [14:50] 8. Orchestra and recitative [17:49] Se scrivi una poesia (Edoardo Sanguineti) 9. Orchestra [20:30] 10. Cette expression de surprise (Claude Simon) [23:41] 11. Was sind das für Zeiten? (Bertolt Brecht) [25:37] 12. Orchestra [26:58] Cathy Berberian, mezzosoprano ORF-Symphonieorchester, Leif Segerstam Live recording : Salzburger Festspiele, August 19th 1974 In Italian an epifania (plural: epifanie, with both forms accented on the second “i“) indicates a sudden spiritual manifestation (See: Epiphany). Berio composed his Epifanie between 1960 and 1963, and publis