Peter Lieberson (1946-2011) • King Gesar CD
Recounts the Tibetan myth about the magical birth and heroic exploits of King Gesar.
Calling on the power of goodness in our hearts: an invocation to the imperial Drala, Gesar, King of Ling (7:56)
The birth of Gesar (3:06)
Gesar in the desert (4:42)
The horse race (16:40)
The song of Manene (6:22)
The battle with the Tirthikas (9:16)
Gesar's song of completion (6:44)
Omar Ebrahim, narrator - Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello - Peter Serkin, Emanuel Ax, pianos - András Adorján, flute, piccolo - Deborah Marshall, clarinet, bass clarinet - William Purvis, French horn - David Taylor, trombone - Stefan Hüge, percussion - Peter Lieberson, conductor - produced by Steven Epstein
Sony Classical, recorded at Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 25-29 August 1993