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Signum Classics

In Damascus

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Details

Composer
DOVE, JONATHAN
Artist
Owen, Padmore
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Aug 04, 2017
Catalog #
SIGCD487
UPC
635212048726

About

Even though Jonathan Dove is best known as a vocal or choral composer, with operas and works for children forming the backbone of his output, his chamber music reveals similar predilections for narrative, drama, atmosphere and a sense of the personal. His new commission from the Sacconi Quartet In Damascus was inspired by the violinist Hannah Dawson’s suggestion for a work that should reflect aspects of the conflict in Syria; not because music can offer any political solution, but simply as an expression of empathy, sorrow, even outrage at those terrible events. Featuring a performance by tenor Mark Padmore, the text is taken from prose-poems by Ali Safar that draw on his first- hand experiences in Syria, eloquently translated by Anne-Marie McManus. The Sacconi’s present this new work alongside his string quartet work Out of Time, and his Piano Quintet – performed with pianist Charles Owen.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 I. Energetic 06:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Energetic
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Charles Owen
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  2. 2 II. Very spacious 09:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Very spacious
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Charles Owen
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  3. 3 III. Lively 05:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Lively
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Charles Owen
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  4. 4 I. Quite fast 03:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Quite fast
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  5. 5 II. Slow 04:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Slow
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  6. 6 III. Stomping 01:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Stomping
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  7. 7 IV. Lively 01:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Lively
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  8. 8 V. Fast 01:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    V. Fast
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  9. 9 VI. Gently moving 05:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    VI. Gently moving
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  10. 10 I. A little while ago 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. A little while ago
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  11. 11 II. And what if you weep alone 01:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. And what if you weep alone
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  12. 12 III. Two days ago 03:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Two days ago
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  13. 13 IV. Here and now in Damascus 02:32
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Here and now in Damascus
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  14. 14 V. The many faces of Damascus 03:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. The many faces of Damascus
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  15. 15 VI. Instrumental 01:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Instrumental
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  16. 16 VII. Soon, we will be free 05:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Soon, we will be free
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  17. 17 VIII. I don't think any nations 02:59
    Track
    17
    Title
    VIII. I don't think any nations
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  18. 18 IX. On all my travels, I'd take a book 02:43
    Track
    18
    Title
    IX. On all my travels, I'd take a book
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  19. 19 X. My heart is a black lump of coal 02:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    X. My heart is a black lump of coal
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet
  20. 20 XI. My country 04:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    XI. My country
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Jonathan Dove
    Performer
    Mark Padmore
    Ensemble
    Sacconi Quartet