COMPOSERS: Seiber
LABELS: Lyrita
ALBUM TITLE: Seiber
WORKS: Three Fragments; Ulysses, etc.
PERFORMER: Alexander Young (tenor), Peter Pears (narrator); BBC Chorus; LSO/David Atherton; Dorian Singers; Melos Ensemble/Mátyás Seiber
CATALOGUE NO: SRCD.348 (1960)
Joyce’s writings are difficult to set, possibly because there’s so much music in them already. But Seiber shows it’s possible in these distinctive pieces, well-executed and confidently performed. Terry Blain