David Lang: The Difficulty of Crossing a FieldDavid Lang

  1. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Opening

    David Lang, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    02:23

  2. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [belladonna]: The first telling (Mrs. Williamson, Virginia, Chorus, Boy Sam)

    David Lang, Beverly O'Regan Thiele, Laquita Mitchell, Mari-Yan Pringle, Nicole Mitchell, Martin Bakari, Jorell Williams, Brandon Coleman, Isaiah Robinson, The Harlem String Quartet

    08:39

  3. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Interlude 1: Today is the day (Williamson Girl)

    David Lang, Cree Carrico, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    01:39

  4. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [monkshood]: The second telling (Armour Wren, Presiding Magistrate, Chorus)

    David Lang, Daniel Zippi, Jay O. Sanders, Laquita Mitchell, Mari-Yan Pringle, Nicole Mitchell, Martin Bakari, Jorell Williams, Brandon Coleman, The Harlem String Quartet

    06:26

  5. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Interlude 2

    David Lang, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    01:10

  6. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [poison hemlock]: The third telling (Williamson Girl, Williamson, Mrs. Williamson)

    David Lang, Cree Carrico, Jay O. Sanders, Beverly O'Regan Thiele, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    10:43

  7. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [poison ivy]: The fourth Telling (Boy Sam, Chorus, Old Woman, Virginia)

    David Lang, Isaiah Robinson, Laquita Mitchell, Mari-Yan Pringle, Nicole Mitchell, Martin Bakari, Jorell Williams, Brandon Coleman, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    11:52

  8. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [loco weed]: The fifth telling (Presiding Magistrate, Andrew, Chorus)

    David Lang, Jay O. Sanders, Christopher Burchett, Laquita Mitchell, Mari-Yan Pringle, Nicole Mitchell, Martin Bakari, Jorell Williams, Brandon Coleman, The Harlem String Quartet

    10:49

  9. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Interlude 3: The disappearance

    David Lang, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    02:20

  10. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [black nightshade]: The sixth telling (Williamson, Williamson Girl, Boy Sam, Virginia)

    David Lang, Jay O. Sanders, Cree Carrico, Isaiah Robinson, Laquita Mitchell, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    05:01

  11. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Wordless prayer of thanks

    David Lang, The Harlem String Quartet, Douglas Kinney Frost

    01:08

  12. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [foxglove]: The seventh telling (Mrs. Williamson, Williamson Girl, Boy Sam, Chorus, Virginia)

    David Lang, Beverly O'Regan Thiele, Cree Carrico, Isaiah Robinson, Laquita Mitchell, Mari-Yan Pringle, Nicole Mitchell, Martin Bakari, Jorell Williams, Brandon Coleman

    13:21

  13. The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: Scene [foxglove]: The seventh telling (Opening Aria)

    David Lang, Beverly O'Regan Thiele, Melissa White, Douglas Kinney Frost

    05:07