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David Bruce: The North Wind Was A Woman
Nora Fischer / Avi Avital / Dover Quartet / Camerata Pacifica
David Bruce: The North Wind Was A Woman
Nora Fischer / Avi Avital / Dover Quartet / Camerata Pacifica
The three pieces on this disc represent David Bruce's highly personal musical and spiritual responses to nature. Cymbeline (an old Celtic wordmeaning 'Lord of the Sun') draws on ancient religious attitudes to the sun, and is framed as a trinity of birth, life and death, as represented by sunrise, noon and sunset. The North Wind was a Woman song cycle treats various aspects of nature as human characters, as if they were manifestations of human emotions. So theNorth Wind for example, is a jilted lover who 'rattles your windows, bangs at your doors'. Scored for a folk-imbued ensemble, featuring prominent parts for mandolin and harp, the cycle ranges from the wild rage ofthe 'lunatic moon' to the sombre and tender loneliness of the mountain contemplating her only friend throughout the years - the night sky. The Consolation of Rain is a moving reflection on loss and the restorative power of nature. When a loved one passes away the atoms of their body literally become part of the natural world, which means that just by observing nature, rain, weather, youare in a very real sense 'with your loved one'; a fact which is immensely consoling
AVI AVITAL
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 1 |
Released | August 30, 2019 |
EAN/UPC | 0635212059920 |
Label | SIGNUM RECORDS SIGCD599 |
Genre | Classical |
Dimensions | 126 × 142 × 10 mm · 99 g |
Soloist | Avi Avital |
Track list
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- Cymbeline - I. Sunrise (07:11)
- Cymbeline - Ii. Noon (05:26)
- Cymbeline - Iii. Sunset (02:35)
- The North Wind Was a Woman I. the Snow is Completely (04:25)
- The North Wind Was a Woman Ii. the North Wind is a (03:43)
- The North Wind Was a Woman Iii. the Night Wants You (05:05)
- The North Wind Was a Woman Iv. the Crescent Moon is a (03:10
- The North Wind Was a Woman V. the Mountain Shares Her (05:31
- The Consolation of Rain - I. (04:49)
- The Consolation of Rain - Ii. (03:17)
- The Consolation of Rain - Iii. (05:18)
- The Consolation of Rain - Iv. (03:50)
- The Consolation of Rain - V. (03:50)