A meditation on contemporary music.
Today we search for the essence of beauty. We start (and end) with relatively ‘light’ music – its beauty reveals itself easily. Gradually, the music becomes dark and mysterious. Halfway through, you might struggle to find the beauty. Regardless, we encourage you to try: because this darkness holds as much beauty as the light. It’s just a little harder to see.
00:10 Giovanni Bassano. Oncques Amour. Axel Wolf and Hugo Siegmeth.
From record ‘Flow, Jazz and Renaissance – from Italy to Brazil’. OEHMS classics OC 1826.
03:25 Harold Courlander, John Benson, Elthea Peale. Where flamingos fly. 4:53.
Susanne Abbuehl, vocals; Wolfert Brederode, piano; Christof May, bass clarinet; Lucas Niggli, drums and percussion; Michel Portal, clarinet.
From record ‘Compass’. ECM 1906 9871934.
08:06 Arvo Pärt. Veni creator.
Theatre of Voices and Ars Nova Copenhagen; Paul Hillier, conductor; Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ.
From record ‘Creator Spiritus’. Harmonia Mundi HMU 807553.
11:06 Arvo Pärt. Ein Wallfahrtslied.
Theatre of voices; Chris Watson, tenor; Paul Hillier, baritone; NYYD Quartet.
From record ‘Creator Spiritus’. Harmonia Mundi HMU 807553.
19:37 Brian Eno. The Ship.
From record ‘The Ship’. Warp Records WARPCD272.
40:19 Mariska Baars, Romke Kleefstra and Rutger Zuydervelt (text: Jan Kleefstra).
Unkrûd. Piiptsjilling (Mariska Baars, Romke Kleefstra en Rutger Zuydervelt).
From record ‘Wurdskrieme’. Expermedia XPCD012.
46:18 Kohachiro Miyata/trad. Sanya.
Kohachiro Miyata, Japanse fluit.
From record ‘Japan, Shakuhachi-The Japanese Flute’. Electra Nonesucg 7559-72076-2.
52:33 Dick Toering. Are you waiting? (fragment).
From record ‘Quiet music never ends’. Listermusic/eigen beheer.
56:10 Tarquinio Merula. Chaiccona.
Axel Wolf en Hugo Siegmeth.
From record ‘Flow, Jazz and Renaissance – from Italy to Brazil’. OEHMS classics OC 1826.
