1.the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;
his narration was hesitant
2.performance of music or dance especially by soloists
3.a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;
the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
4.a detailed statement giving facts and figures;
his wife gave a recital of his infidelities
5.a detailed account or description of something;
he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings