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Stephin MERRITT
- Ref. XM470D
- NONESUCH RECORDS, 2006. Enregistrement 2003-2005.
"The album consists of songs taken from three plays directed by acclaimed Chinese theatre director Chen Shi-Zheng, The Orphan of Zhao', Peach Blossom Fan' and My Life as a Fairy Tale'. All songs were written and composed by Merritt, using traditional Chinese instruments, showcasing the man' s diverse talents."
Interprètes
- Stephin MERRITT : Compositeur
- Jenny BACON : Voix
- Rob CAMPBELL : Voix
- David Patrick KELLY : Voix
- William YEOMANS : Voix
- Cory MCABEE : Auto harp
- Wei Guo YONG : Jinghu
- Xiao-Fen MIN : Electric pipa, Pipa [Chinese lute]
- Fran BENNETT : Voix
- John David CASEY : Voix
- Jon DEROSA : Voix, Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Dudley KLUTE : Voix
- Mary Lou ROSATO : Voix
- Shirley SIMMS : Voix
- Matthew STEINER : Voix
- Zachary BEHRENS : Marimba
- Lillian CHEN : Yangqin
- Ivan JOHNSON : Basse
- Daniel SAVELL : Bass drum, Steel drums
- Ernest ADZENTOIVICH : Basse
- Chris DIONALDO : Choeur mixte
- Brittany DUN : Choeur mixte
- Molly FRIERI : Choeur mixte
- Claudia GONSON : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Brian HALL : Choeur mixte
- Kelly HREHOVCIK : Choeur mixte
- Michael LISCIO : Choeur mixte
- David MURGITTROYD : Choeur mixte
- Jenna PASQUA : Choeur mixte
- Richard PEPENELLA : Choeur mixte
- Rob SCHERZER : Choeur mixte
- Rachel WITMER : Choeur mixte
- Stephen YESENOSKY : Choeur mixte
- LD BEGHTOL : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Anne HARRIS : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Larry KRONE : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Benjamin LERMAN : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Sydney MARESCA : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Kendall Jane MEADE : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Carla MURRAY : Ukulele, Choeur mixte
- Jon NATCHEZ : Choeur mixte, Ukulele
- Blair BROWN : Voix
- Mia MAESTRO : Voix
- Qian YI : Voix
- Fiona SHAW : Voix
- Charles GIORDANO : Accordéon
- Douglas QUINT : Basson
- Pinky WEITZMAN : Stroh violin
Pistes
- 1 The orphan of Zhao theme
- 2 At madam Plum's
- 3 The top and the ball
- 4 What a fucking lovely day!
- 5 Auntie toothache
- 6 It's hard to be the emperor
- 7 Sounds expensive
- 8 The red shoes
- 9 Fan dance cha-cha
- 10 The little maiden of the sea
- 11 Ukelele me!
- 12 Train song
- 13 The little hebrew girl
- 14 Shall we sing a suet?
- 15 The song of the humble serf
- 16 The collar and the garter
- 17 Shall we sing a duet? reprise
- 18 Sorry, wrong show
- 19 The storks
- 20 In the spring, when I was young
- 21 The ugly little duck
- 22 And he would say...
- 23 The world is not made of flowers
- 24 Behold the lowly centipede
- 25 In China, said the moon
- 26 Hail! Son of heaven