26 LITTLE DEATHS - Carla Kihlstedt & Present Music Album

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Artist:
Carla Kihlstedt
Present Music

Genre:
Classical
Vocal

Total Time:
60:09

Record Label:
Cantaloupe

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Apple Music, Spotify

Release Date
June 20, 2025

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Product Description: 26 Little Deaths - the new album from composer, singer and violinist Carla Kihlstedt and the contemporary ensemble Present Music - celebrates the macabre wit of iconic writer and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925-2000), whose 100th birthday fell on February 22, 2025. The album is an hour-long set of 26 miniatures for singing violinist and chamber orchestra, inspired by Gorey's macabre children's book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Following in the footsteps of Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill, who moved seamlessly between art song, pop song and cabaret, Kihlstedt has created a work that captures the pathos, humor and wit of Gorey's indelible images.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . A - Girl Descending a Staircase Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (00:31)

2 . B - Childhood Friends Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:58)

3 . C - Wasted Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:46)

4 . - One-Horse Open Sleigh Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (00:42)

5 . E - Death by Peach Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (04:26)

6 . F - Sucker Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (03:03)

7 . G - Hide ‘n Seek Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:09)

8 . H - Waiting Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:58)

9 . I - Ida and the Undines Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:28)

10 . J - Cabinet of Curiosity Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:02)

11 . K - New Moon Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:12)

12 . L - Pica Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:16)

13 . M - Frisson Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:54)

14 . N - Ennui Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (03:34)

15 . O - Awl and Nothing Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:20)

16 . P - Knock, Knock! Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:50)

17 . Q - Quagmire Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:49)

18 . R - In Flagrante Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:30)

19 . S - Stupid Fort Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:41)

20 . T - Wooden Boxes Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:05)

21 . U - I Don’t Mean Gurgle Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (03:16)

22 . V - Train of Thought Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (02:33)

23 . W - Ice Cathedral Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (03:26)

24 . X - Gnaw Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (01:37)

25 . Y - The Problem of the Tower and the Clouds Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (04:02)

26 . Z - Love Song for Dolly Carla Kihlstedt / Eric Segnitz Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music (04:01)

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