The North Wind Was A Woman
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DAVID BRUCE
The North Wind Was A Woman
Nora Fischer (soprano), Avi Avital (mandolin)
[ Signum / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 30 August 2019
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Its title song-cycle, scored for folk-imbued ensemble and recorded with the acclaimed Nora Fischer, treats various aspects of the natural world as human characteristics. The Consolation of Rain is a moving reflection on loss and the restorative power of nature, while Cymbeline draws on ancient religious attitudes to the sun. Written for mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital, the work takes its name from an old Celtic word meaning 'Lord of the Sun.'
Bruce has achieved global recognition as a composer, celebrated for his richly colourful, poetic, and joyful music. Recent commissions include the BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Covent Garden, and Glyndebourne.
"Three works by the US-born British composer David Bruce immediately alert you to both his qualities (freshness, clarity, impulsive response to the world around him) and methods (patterning, repetition, improv-jamming and variations on simple ingredients)." Gramophone
Tracks:
1. Cymbeline: I. Sunrise
2. Cymbeline: II. Noon
3. Cymbeline: III. Sunset
4. The North Wind was a Woman: I. The Snow is Completely Without Hope
5. The North Wind was a Woman: II. The North Wind is a Woman
6. The North Wind was a Woman: III. The Night Wants You to Forget
7. The North Wind was a Woman: IV. The Crescent Moon is a Dangerous Lunatic
8. The North Wind was a Woman: V. The Mountain Shares her Solitary Dreams
9. The Consolation of Rain: I
10. The Consolation of Rain: II
11. The Consolation of Rain: III
12. The Consolation of Rain: IV
13. The Consolation of Rain: V
