1-11. Luciano Berio: Folk Songs 22:19
1. Black is the colour 2:48
2. I wonder as I wander 2:04
3. Loosin yelav 2:55
4. Rossignolet du bois 1:26
5. A la femminisca 1:35
6. La donna ideale 1:19
7. Ballo 1:40
8. Motettu de Tristura 2:29
9. Malurous qu'o uno fenno 0:53
10. Lo fiolaire 2:44
11. Azerbaijan Love Song 2:26
12. John Cage: Aria (1958) 8:45
13. Luciano Berio: Sequenza III (1966) 7:15
14. Henri Pousseur: Phonèmes pour Cathy (1966) 9:44
15. Cathy Berberian: Stripsody (1966) 6:58
Linda Hirst, mezzo-soprano. London Sinfonietta. Diego Masson, conductor. Tracks 1-11: Christopher Van Kampen, cello.
Michael Collins, clarinet. Helen Tunstall, harp. David Hockings and James Holland, percussion. Sebastian Bell,
piccolo flute. Roger Chase, viola.
Digital recordings: August 1987 at Angel Studios, Islington, London, UK (1-11). July 4, 1986, recorded live at the Almeida
Theatre, Islington, London, UK during the Almeida International Festival of Contemporary Music (12-15)
Producer: Terry Edwards
Balance Engineer: John Timperley/ Warwick Diamond
Executive Producer: Simon Foster
Cover: Stripsody graphic score by Roberto Zamarin, reproduced by permission of Peters Editions Ltd,
London
Design: Mantis Studio, London
20 page booklet in English, French, German and Italian
Also released on LP Virgin Classics VC7 90704-1
CD released in 1988
