B. Ferneyhough: Shadowtime, opera

ID: NMCD123 (EAN: 5023363012324)  | 2 CD | DDD
Publi: 2006

LABEL:

NMC

Collection:

Opera Collection

Subcollection:

Voices and Orchestra

Compositeurs:

FERNEYHOUGH, Brian

Interprètes:

HODGES, Nicolas (piano) | SCHEIDEGGER, Mats (guitar)

Orchestre

Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart | Nieuw Ensemble

Chef d'orchestre:

HEMPEL, Jurjen

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Described as a "thought opera", Brian Ferneyhough's Shadowtime sets Charles Bernstein's inventive and complex libretto based on the work, life and imagined death of philosopher and cultural critic Walter Benjamin: it includes a movement for a speaking pianist - Opus contra naturam, the opera's fourth scene - a guitar concerto (Scene II) and ends in an ethereal haze of voices and electronics, Stelae for Failed Time. The performers are all internationally known for their commitment to contemporary music.

Shadowtime is an opera told in seven scenes across 2 CDs and a little over 2 hours of complex and fascinating music. Described as a "thought opera", it is based on the work and life of Walter Benjamin, one of the greatest philosophers and cultural critics of the twentieth century.

"Listening on disc reveals unsuspected beauty in the unparalleled stylistic complexity."
Paul Driver, The Sunday Times