Bruce: The North Wind Was a Woman

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
September 13, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BRUCE, DAVID
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Dover Quartet, The North Wind Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      Avital, Fischer, Camerata Pacifica
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 13, 2019
    • UPC
      635212059920
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD599
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Sunrise

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

      Performer: Avi Avital

    2. II. Noon

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

      Performer: Avi Avital

    3. III. Sunset

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

      Performer: Avi Avital

    4. No. 1. The Snow is Completely Without Hope

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: North Wind Ensemble

      Performer: Nora Fischer

    5. No. 2. The North Wind is a Woman

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: North Wind Ensemble

      Performer: Nora Fischer

    6. No. 3. The Night Wants You to Forget

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: North Wind Ensemble

      Performer: Nora Fischer

    7. No. 4. The Crescent Moon is a Dangerous Lunatic

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: North Wind Ensemble

      Performer: Nora Fischer

    8. No. 5. The Mountain Shares her Solitary Dreams

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: North Wind Ensemble

      Performer: Nora Fischer

    9. I. —

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Camerata Pacifica

    10. II. —

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Camerata Pacifica

    11. III. —

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Camerata Pacifica

    12. IV. —

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Camerata Pacifica

    13. V. —

      Composer: David Bruce

      Ensemble: Camerata Pacifica


David Bruce’s highly personal musical and spiritual responses to the natural world inspire his second Signum album, The North Wind was a Woman. Its title song-cycle, scored for folk-imbued ensemble and recorded with the acclaimed Nora Fischer, treats various aspects of the natural world as human characteristics. The Consolation of Rain is a moving reflection on loss and the restorative power of nature, while Cymbeline draws on ancient religious attitudes to the sun. Written for mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital, the work takes its name from an old Celtic word meaning ‘Lord of the Sun.’ Bruce has achieved global recognition as a composer, celebrated for his richly colourful, poetic, and joyful music. Recent commissions include the BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Covent Garden, and Glyndebourne.