Excerpt:Songs Of The Soul i. Descending: From The Abyss
Craig Hella Johnson leads Conspirare, soprano Estelí Gomez, baritone David Farwig, and the Victoria Bach Festival string orchestra in this first recording of three choral works by Robert Kyr (b. 1952). Exploring the relationship between human and divine love, his cantatas The Cloud of Unknowing (2013) and Songs of the Soul (2011) transfixed audiences and critics alike when Conspirare premiered them. "A powerful new achievement in American music that vividly traces a journey from despair to transcendence" (The Wall Street Journal, concert review)
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Artists
Craig Hella Johnson
Conductor
Esteli Gomez
Soprano
David Farwig
Baritone
Victoria Bach Festival
Conspirare
Composers
Robert Kyr
Contents
ROBERT KYR · The Singer's Ode (2'55) The Cloud Of Unknowing Part I: Songs Of Night · i. Unknowing (2'27) · ii. Fearing (2'07) · iii. Forgetting (2'37) · iv. Longing (7'26) Part II: Songs Of Dawn · i. Waiting (1'29) · ii. Thinking (1'52) · iii. Beseeching (2'32) · iv. Piercing (1'16) · v. Surrendering (2'43) · vi. Enduring (2'21) Songs Of The Soul · i. Descending: From The Abyss (10'38) · ii. Venturing: On A Dark Night (4'27) · iii. Hoping: Toward Dawn (8'46) · iv. Transforming: Beloved Into Lover (4'27) · v. Arising: A Time For Song (5'42) · vi. Uniting: Leaving My Cares (6'30) · vii. Transcending: And Love Remains (6'19)
