Blackford - Pieta [CD]
Blackford - Pieta [CD]
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Pietà is a setting of the Stabat Mater by Richard Blackford, with additional poems by the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. Performed by mezzo and baritone soloists, SATB chorus, children's chorus, string and solo saxophone. Pietà was commissioned by the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and St. Albans Choral Society (conductor George Vass) with support from the Nimbus Foundation. It was first performed on June 22nd, 2019 at The Lighthouse, Poole with Nimbus recording this remarkable work directly after the premier. Canticle of Winter was written during the winter of 2019 and was inspired by the last stanza of Robert Frost's poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening: The sense of restlessness, of something unresolved, despite the beauty of the winter landscape, permeates the music. The dynamic range of the entire piece is from ppp to barely more than mf, and it is the soft, plangent sound of the soprano saxophone that evokes the stillness of the winter night and the traveler's journey through it. Canticle of Winter was first performed on October 19th, 2019 by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, London, conducted by Gavin Carr. The soloist was Amy Dickson, to whom the work is dedicated.
Tracklist:
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-I. Stabat Mate
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-II. Quis Es Ho
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-III. Pro Pecca
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-IV. Eia Mater,
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-V. Sancta Mate
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-VI. Weeks Fly
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-VII. a Chorus
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-VIII. Face Me
- Pietà for Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soli, Soprano Saxophone Mixed Chorus, Children's Chous and String Orchestra-IX. Flammis Ne
- Canticle of Winter for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra
UPC: 710357639623
Label: Nimbus Alliance
Release Date: 1.3.20
Format: CD
