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John Casken: The Dream Of The Rood

The Hilliard Ensemble; Asko; Schonberg Ensemble; Clark Rundell

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Format: CD

Cat No: NMCD245

Release Date:  26 July 2019

Label:  NMC Recordings

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5023363024525

Genres:  Classical  Contemporary Country  

  • Description

    Casken's work is often inspired by literature and legend, landscape and painting and particularly by the Northumberland countryside where he lives. His compositions have won a Gramophone award, the First Britten Award for Composition, the Prince Pierre de Monaco Prize, a British Composer Award for Vocal Music, as well as shortlistings for both RPS and British Composer Awards.

    The Dream of the Rood is inspired by and uses text adapted by Casken from the Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name which dramatically describes the story of the crucifixion in a highly original portrayal of Christ's death coupled with Casken's own arrangement of Pérotin's Viderunt omnes, the earliest surviving vocal work of plainsong in four parts. In both arrangements, Casken introduces a large instrumental ensemble and masterfully enhances the medieval texts and music of the originals within a highly effective contemporary context. Alongside these are three pieces from the rare Conductus repertoire of the 12th/13th centuries which have been core to The Hilliard Ensemble's performing library.

    This release marks the significant contribution to British music of one of its most notable vocal ensembles and one of its richest of composing voices, in work that is equally moving and dramatic.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Anon: Vetus abit littera
      • 2. Anon: Procurans odium
      • 3. Anon: Deus misertus hominis
      • 4. Perotin: Viderunt omnes
      • 5. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood I Procession 1
      • 6. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood II Motet of Angels
      • 7. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood III Dream of Fear
      • 8. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood IV Interlude 1
      • 9. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood V Procession 2 - The Torn Tree
      • 10. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood VI Interlude 2
      • 11. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood VII Dream of Revelation
      • 12. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood VIII Motet of Sacrifice
      • 13. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood IX Interlude 3
      • 14. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood X Motet of Shame
      • 15. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood XI Interlude 4
      • 16. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood XII Dream of Adornment
      • 17. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood XIII Motet of the Rood
      • 18. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood XIV Motet of Prayer
      • 19. John Casken: The Dream of the Rood XV Procession 3 - The Faith