Folk songs is a cycle made for Cathy Berberian.
- Full Lyrics:
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/assemble_texts.html?SongCycleId=343- Releases:
ERM 164 - 2 ADD (Berberian),
Mode48 (Schadeberg),
The webm audio file attached is the third of this cycle,
Loosin yelav (
Ջան, ա՜յ լուսին), an Armenia folk song, which is my favourite. The vibe of made me couldn't stop thinking about 浅川マキ, in a way, she belongs to the same type of woman as Berberian, it also reminds me of 美轮明宏, I would even go so far as to say Shingetsu. These stem from their gestures and impressions for me, not the music though. Grotesque. One of the interesting things about this song cycle is that the first two songs were actually included due to an initial misunderstanding of Berio, who grew up thinking they were "true" American folk songs.
I Wonder As I Wander can be heard on
FW02373/FA 2373 by the composer' own voice, and as far as I can tell, one of the best version of
Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair can be found on
ECM 2157, played by Garth Knox. Composers or artists who are fascinated by folk songs, such as Xenakis, Berio here, or the photographer 中平卓马, have extraordinary temperaments.