Harrison Birtwistle (1934 - ) Pulse Shadows (1996) - Meditations on Paul Celan for Soprano, String Quartet and Ensemble Teldec WDR 3 3984-26867-2 Claron McFadden, Soprano Arditti Quartet Nash Ensemble Reinbert de Leeuw, Conductor

I Fantasia 1 [3:04]

II Thread suns [2:54]

III Frieze 1 [3:36]

IV White and Light [6:12]

V Fantasia 2 [3:07]

VI Psalm [2:57]

VII Fantasia 3 [2:04]

VIII With Letter and Clock [3:18]

IX Frieze 2 [3:11]

X An Eye, Open [2:58]

XI Fantasia 4 [3:16]

XII Todtnauberg [4:44]

XIII Frieze 3 [4:11]

XIV Tenebrae [5:03]

XV Fantasia 5 [3:24]

XVI Night [3:36]

XVII Todesfuge - Frieze 4 [4:16] The poem describes the degradation of concentration camp victims at the hands of the Nazi commandants

XVIII Give the Word [1:42]