Musica Sacra - Monk and the Abbess (1996)
Contemporary Classical, Vocal, Choral | Catalyst | 1996 | 61:10 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Booklet | Various File Hosts | 361 MB
Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg, conductor
| “ | Meredith Monk's (b. 1942) music has been linked to the sacred vocal works of Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century mystic abbess and composer. It's often been said that Monk's voice can sound simultaneously ancient and new. She certainly belongs to a group of singer/composers who reacted to the vibrato-laden ornate antics of 19th-century opera, and sought to return to the clarity found in medieval ars nova and chant, as well as Eastern European folk traditions. I remember the poet Robert Pinsky once saying that if you want true inspiration, don't look back one generation or even two, but delve way back into the distant past, to the origins of language and art. Monk has created timeless music. | ” |
Meredith Monk: A Voice For All Time by Sarah Cahill, npr.org
| “ | Sometimes I feel that I'm uncovering voices from an ancient past, that I'm almost a musical archeolgist, unearthing spirits and memories of the human race. ... On good days I feel like the music is coming through me - as if I'm trying to bring to life music from another dimention that already exists. I try to help it along and stay out of the way as much as I can. | ” |
Meredith Monk, from the CD booklet
Tracklist:
Hildegard Von Bingen (1098-1179)
1 O Quam Mirabilis 2:50
2 O Ecclesia 6:57
3 O Clarissima Mater 7:10
4 O Tu Illustrata 6:01
Meredith Monk (B.1942)
5 Dawn (1985) 5:26
6 Quarry Weave (1976) 4:49
7 Quarry Lullaby (1976) 3:26
8 Quarry Weave 2 (1976) 5:05
9 Farmer's Song (1974) 5:06
10 Astronaut Anthem (1983) 4:41
11 Nightfall (1995) 9:39
EAC LOGExact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 2. February 2012, 22:14
Musica Sacra / Monk and The Abbess
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Read more about Meredith Monk
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3% recovery record is included.
Of related interest:
Musica Sacra - Of Eternal Light (1993)
Link
Chanticleer 4 CD: How Sweet the Sound (2004), Our American Journey (2002), Mysteria (1995), Colors of Love (1999)
Link
More contemporary American and European music is available at my
blog.
Update after listening: This is a GORGEOUS album! Fortunately they stuck to Monk's lyrical, dreamy side, and her playfulness offsets Hildegarde's slightly stern formality. Wonderful! Light a candle (smoke a joint if so inclined) and enjoy! :-)
Thanks also have to go to d'Avignon for first using Mirrorcreator service for one of his shares.
:)