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Sono Luminus

Kiss On Wood

Contemporary Spiritual Dramatic Uplifting Contemplative
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Details

Composer
James MacMillan, Arvo Part, Robert Schumann
Artist
Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
May 09, 2025
Catalog #
DSL-92283
UPC
053479228307

About

Revolving around the first recording of Sir James MacMillan's Kiss on Wood for viola and piano arranged and performed by Rachel Yonan, this album explores the polarity of light and darkness. Minimalist composer Arvo Pa¨rt's beloved Fratres and Spiegel i'm Spiegel bookend the program. The concept of light infuses these pieces with their intense clarity and search for transcendent meaning. Fratres (Brotherhood) evokes the struggle between good and evil with it's contrasting voices. Spiegel i'm Spiegel (Mirror in Mirror) is pure and stable as it sonically imagines the infinite reflection between two mirrors. Pa¨rt's deeply spiritual music links to MacMillan's devotional Kiss on Wood which invites the listener into a place of stillness and silence as it reaches for an essence of meaning beyond words. MacMillan sounds out the darkness of loss, yet finds delicate rays of hope to fill the long spaces. Paired with these intense yet static twenty-first century works are Schumann's miniature character pieces Ma¨rchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures) that use an emotional palette ranging from bright and playful to deeply melancholic. The programmatic title of each work-Fratres, Kiss on Wood, Ma¨rchenbilder, Spiegel i'm Spiegel- hints at meaning that cannot be expressed by words alone, but must be illuminated by the music.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Fratres (arr. L.A. Tomter for viola and piano) 10:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fratres (arr. L.A. Tomter for viola and piano)
    Duration
    10:38
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
  2. 2 Kiss on Wood (arr. R. Yonan for viola and piano) 07:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Kiss on Wood (arr. R. Yonan for viola and piano)
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    James MacMillan
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
  3. 3 I. Nicht schnell 03:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Nicht schnell
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
  4. 4 II. Lebhaft 04:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Lebhaft
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
  5. 5 III. Rasch 02:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Rasch
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
  6. 6 IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck 04:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi
  7. 7 Spiegel im Spiegel 08:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Spiegel im Spiegel
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
    Performer
    Rachel Yonan, Kwan Yi