Istvan Anhalt (2 CDs) [CD]

Sealed Double CD - jewel case has crack on back panel.

Canadian Composers Portraits series. 24-page booklet of liner notes in English with French translation. Persons speaking in the documentary in order of appearance: Eitan Cornfield, Glen Fast, Istvan Ahalt, Robin Elliott, Beate Anhalt, William Benjamin, Alan Gilmore, Gordon E. Smith, Glenn Gould, Harry Somers.

Track Listings:
Disc: 1
1. Opening
2. The Weight of History Is What He's Concerned with
3. I Admired Kodaly As a Composer, Teacher and Scientist
4. After Living in Kingston for Over 30 Years
5. Our Move to Ontario
6. I Wanted to Represent This Process of Destruction
7. Where Did All This Take Place?
8. He Starts Reading. He Gets An Idea and Goes to the Library
9. Glenn Paid Me the Homage of Being Interested in My Music
10. From the Late 50s Right Up to the Late 70s
Disc: 2
The Tents of Abraham
1. I. The Land
2. II. The Wanderer: Iconoclast - Visionary
3. III. A Contest: Wife and Concubine
4. IV. The Two Sons (Boy's Games)
5. V. Two Promises: The Heritage (The Question)
6. Applause (Faded)
Foci
7. Preamble - Deifinition 1, ('Coping Behaviour')
8. Measures
9. Icons
10. Definition 2 ('Soul')
11. Individuals
12. Group
13. Definition 3 ('Interaction')
14. Preparation
15. Testimony

The Tents of Abraham: Glen Fast (conductor), Kingston Symphony (orchestra)
Foci: Istvan Anhalt (conductor), Ensemble Instrumental de Montreal, Phyllis Mailing (mezzo-soprano)