Trueman: Olagon - A Cantata in Doublespeak / Eighth Blackbird
Details
- Composer
- LIONAIRD TRUEMAN
- Artist
- Eighth Blackbird, Trueman, Lionaird, Mhiollain, Mcdonagh, Gill, Gallicantus, Mudoon
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Cedille
- Released
- Nov 10, 2017
- Catalog #
- CDR 174
- UPC
- 735131917421
About
Olagón: a Cantata in Doublespeak is the newest album from multiple Grammy Award-winning chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird. The project finds the innovative new-music sextet collaborating with vocalist Iarla Ó Lionaird of the Irish supergroup The Gloaming; Princeton-based composer-fiddler Dan Trueman; and Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon. A modern retelling of an ancient Irish epic, Olagón depicts — not without irony and humor — a privileged “power couple” mired in envy, greed, and adultery, descending into criminality and addiction as Ireland’s “Celtic-Tiger” economy collapses in the early 21st century. Trueman’s score combines elements of the traditional music of Ireland, Norway, and America with the raw urgency and sonorities of contemporary classical music. Muldoon’s text interweaves verses in English and Irish Gaelic, seasoned with word-play and wit. Ó Lionaird, whom The Guardian calls “one of the most dramatic voices in contemporary music,” sings the text in the unique and highly ornamental Irish style known as sean nós. The production incorporates the gorgeous young voices of students of acclaimed Irish sean nós singer Treasa Ní Mhiollain, who also makes an appearance. Eighth Blackbird is “one of the smartest, most dynamic contemporary classical ensembles on the planet” (Chicago Tribune). Olagón is the new-music sextet’s ninth Cedille Records album. Four of their previous Cedille recordings won Grammy Awards in the Best Small Ensemble/Chamber Music Performance category.
Tracklist 23 tracks
- Disc 1
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1 Part I: Pillow Talk 08:21
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Pillow Talk
- Duration
- 08:21
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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2 Part I: Introductions 07:21
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Introductions
- Duration
- 07:21
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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3 Part I: Marbhan's Shadow 03:27
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Marbhan's Shadow
- Duration
- 03:27
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
4 Part I: Being Only A Dame 04:59
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Being Only A Dame
- Duration
- 04:59
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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5 Part I: A Queen Bee 06:30
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: A Queen Bee
- Duration
- 06:30
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Páidí Ó Lionáird, Peadar Ó Lionáird, Seán Ó Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Gallicantus, Eighth Blackbird
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6 Part II: Stirrings I 03:49
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Stirrings I
- Duration
- 03:49
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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7 Part II: For Eons and Eons 02:08
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: For Eons and Eons
- Duration
- 02:08
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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8 Part II: Stirrings II 00:57
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Stirrings II
- Duration
- 00:57
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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9 Part II: Motet for Medhbh 05:35
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: Motet for Medhbh
- Duration
- 05:35
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Gallicantus, Eighth Blackbird
-
10 Part II: Níl Aon Ton-Ton 02:24
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: Níl Aon Ton-Ton
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
11 Part II: Stirrings III 01:26
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: Stirrings III
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
12 Part II: You Know It's a Salmagundi 04:07
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part II: You Know It's a Salmagundi
- Duration
- 04:07
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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13 Part II: Stirrings IV 01:19
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part II: Stirrings IV
- Duration
- 01:19
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
14 Part II: Marbhan and Guaire 09:33
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part II: Marbhan and Guaire
- Duration
- 09:33
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
- Disc 2
-
1 Part III: Pillow Talk Reprise 04:13
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part III: Pillow Talk Reprise
- Duration
- 04:13
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
2 Part III: Restless Rest 02:09
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part III: Restless Rest
- Duration
- 02:09
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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3 Part III: Ululations I 01:27
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part III: Ululations I
- Duration
- 01:27
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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4 Part III: Zeus to my Demeter 01:41
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part III: Zeus to my Demeter
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
5 Part III: Only on Medhbh 03:42
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part III: Only on Medhbh
- Duration
- 03:42
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
6 Part III: Ululations II 01:08
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part III: Ululations II
- Duration
- 01:08
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
-
7 Part III: Reeling Reels 04:11
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part III: Reeling Reels
- Duration
- 04:11
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Laura Gill, Michaela McDonagh, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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8 Part III: Ailíll 03:13
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part III: Ailíll
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Treasa Ní Mhiolláin, Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Michaela McDonagh, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird
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9 Part III: The Book of Lamentations 07:31
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part III: The Book of Lamentations
- Duration
- 07:31
- Composer
- Dan Trueman, Iarla Ó'Lionáird
- Performer
- Iarla Ó'Lionáird, Laura Gill, Michaela McDonagh, Treasa Ní Mhiolláin, Dan Trueman
- Ensemble
- Eighth Blackbird