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Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio

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Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedApril 1995
StudioOrange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, California
GenreClassical, avant-garde
Length65:43
LabelSony Classical
ProducerSteven Epstein
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio
(1996)
'Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass'
(1996)
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Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio is a large scale orchestral oratorio composed by Elliot Goldenthal, commissioned by the Pacific Symphony in 1993 for the 20th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

The album

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It was performed publicly and recorded in mid 1995 and released commercially in 1996. Yo-Yo Ma performed Solo Cello on "Part I"; other performers include: The Pacific Chorale & Children's Chorus, the Ngan-Khoi Vietnamese Children's Choir, Ann Panagulias and James Maddalena; it was conducted by Carl St. Clair.

It is not considered an archetypal oratorio as it doesn't tell a story so much as it brings together many different poems and words of praise, the latter adding a sort of religious aspect in the form of requiem.[1]

Track listing

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  1. Part I: Offertorium (32:08)
  2. Part II: Scherzo (giằng co) (14:14)[2]
  3. Part III: Hymn (19:19)

Crew and performers

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  • Music Composed by Elliot Goldenthal
  • Produced by Steven Epstein
  • Performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Solo Cello (Part I)
  • Ann Panagulias, Soprano & James Maddalena, Baritone
  • Pacific Chorale & Children's Chorus
  • Ngan-Khoi Vietnamese Children's Chorus
  • Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Carl St. Clair
  • Engineer: Richard King

References

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  1. ^ "Fire Paper Water: A Vietnam Oratorio – Elliot Goldenthal". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  2. ^ Gramophone – Volume 74 887 1996 p. 81 "A pupil of John Corigliano and Aaron Copland, Brooklyn-born Elliot Goldenthal (b. 1954) is perhaps best-known for his highly ... This feverish dance of death (which bears the subtitle giang co or "tug-of-war") utilizes a far-ranging assortment of documents – from Virgil, Tacitus and Cicero to terms used in the Vietnam conflict ..."
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