The Moth Requiem
(2012)for twelve female singers, three harps and alto flute
Duration: 19'
Music Text
Robin Blaser: 'The Moth Poem' from 'The Holy Forest'; Latin names of moths (E,L)
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
10/14/2012
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
Netherlands Chamber Choir / Asko|Schönberg Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw
Press Quotes
"The disappearance of living things underlies the elegiac feel of the work... Strange and subtle effects from the instruments give the result an enriched atmosphere, with the words dissolving in cloudy textures punctured by percussive stabs... a fascinating addition to Birtwistle's oeuvre."
The Guardian
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Recommended Recording
BBC Singers/Nash Ensemble/Nicholas Kok
Signum Classics SIGCD368
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