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Weiser: And All the Days Were Purple / Various
Cantaloupe Music

Weiser: And All the Days Were Purple / Various

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Details

Composer
WEISER, ALEX
Artist
Bagg, Dionne, Compitello, Bennardo, Levinson, Collins
Format
CD
Label
Cantaloupe Music
Released
Apr 12, 2019
Catalog #
CA21147
UPC
713746314729

About

Broad gestures, rich textures and narrative sweep are vivid signatures of Alex Weiser's music. Born and raised in New York City, Weiser composes cosmopolitan music that merges a deeply felt historical perspective with a vibrant, forward-looking creative pulse. An energetic advocate for contemporary classical music and for the work of his peers, Weiser co-founded and directs Kettle Corn New Music, and is Public Programs Manager at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Meditative and devotional in scope, 'and all the days were purple' sets Yiddish and English poems to music in a song cycle that seeks out the divine while reflecting on the longing, beauty, and tumult of life. The album includes texts by Anna Margolin, Edward Hirsch, Rachel Korn, and Abraham Sutzkever, and performances by Eliza Bagg (voice), Lee Dionne (piano), Maya Bennardo (violin), Hannah Levinson (viola), Hannah Collins (cello) and Mike Compitello (percussion). The recording also includes 'Three Epitaphs,' composed in 2016 and featuring excerpts from texts on love and life's transience by Williams Carlos Williams, Seikilos and Emily Dickinson.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. My Joy 03:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. My Joy
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  2. 2 No. 2. * 04:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. *
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  3. 3 No. 3. I Was Never Able to Pray 02:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. I Was Never Able to Pray
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  4. 4 No. 4. Longing 02:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Longing
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  5. 5 No. 5. Poetry 03:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Poetry
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  6. 6 No. 6. Lines for Winter 04:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Lines for Winter
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  7. 7 No. 7. ** 06:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. **
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  8. 8 No. 8. We Went Through the Days 04:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. We Went Through the Days
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne
  9. 9 3 Epitaphs 14:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    3 Epitaphs
    Duration
    14:17
    Composer
    Alex Weiser
    Performer
    Eliza Bagg, Maya Bennardo, Hannah Levinson, Hannah Collins, Michael Compitello, Lee Dionne