David Greco, Somara Ouk, Budi Putra, Martin Riseley - Jack Body: Poems of Love and War (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Alley: Two Eyes
02. Alley: Men at Work
03. Alley: Night
04. My Name Is Mok Bhon
05. Palaran: Songs of Love and War
06. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 32, S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna
07. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 57, Passa per gli occhi al core in un momento
08. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 21, D'altrui pietoso e sol di se spietato
09. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 54, Veggio nel bel viso, signor mio
10. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 27, Non posso altra figura immaginarmi
11. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 26, Se da' prim' anni aperto un lento e poco
12. Meditations on Michelangelo: Sonnet No. 78, Caro m'e il sonno, e piu l'esser di sasso
13. Poems of Solitary Delights

Jack Body is one of New Zealand’s leading composers. His fascination with Asian traditional music has had a profound impact on music which often tells ‘dark stories of repression and unjust political imprisonment’ (New Zealand Listener).

Body’s opera Alley tells the extraordinary life of Rewi Alley, whose powerful experiences in China are reflected in these specially orchestrated arias. Palaran: Poems of Love and War draws on the subtleties of Javanese gamelan and traditional vocal styles, while Poems of Solitary Delight gives a musical context to Japanese poet Tachibana Akemi’s light-hearted meditations on solitary pleasures. In contrast My Name is Mok Bhon references Cambodian traditional music to express the trauma and anguish of the Khmer Rouge years.

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