Matthew Detrick, Sonja Harasim, Michael Clark, Eiki Isomura - Karim Al-Zand: The Leader & Other Works (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Leader: It's Better If He Doesn't See Us
02. The Leader: Forgive Me, Madame
03. The Leader: But, the Leader Swore That He'd Be Passing Here
04. The Leader: The Leader's Coming
05. The Leader: Is He Coming Past Here?
06. The Leader: Long Live the Leader
07. The Leader: Let's Go to the Market
08. The Leader: The Leader Is Being Pressed
09. The Leader: You Won't Catch Me!
10. The Leader: Finale
11. 6 Bagatelles: No. 1, Mezzotint in Indigo
12. 6 Bagatelles: No. 2, Orange Lyric
13. 6 Bagatelles: No. 3, Gauloises Bleues
14. 6 Bagatelles: No. 4, Yellow Chord
15. 6 Bagatelles: No. 5, Three Forms in Red
16. 6 Bagatelles: No. 6, Black Elegy Returning Black
17. Songs from the Post-Truth Era
18. 2 Capriccios (Excerpts): Capriccio No. 5
19. 2 Capriccios (Excerpts): Capriccio No. 6
20. Stomping Grounds: No. 1, HopSkipJump
21. Stomping Grounds: No. 2, Dog Days Dirge
22. Stomping Grounds: No. 3, Mbira Song
23. Stomping Grounds: No. 4, Sto(m)p Time Dance

THE LEADER from Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand is at once timeless and also deeply relevant for the age we live in. A commentary on the rise of fascist tyranny, its titular piece tells the story of a buffoonish charlatan who is adored despite his ridiculous behavior, echoing concerns of the modern day in this chamber opera based on Eugene Ionesco's 1953 satire Le Maître. Another vocal work, Songs from the Post Truth Era similarly comments on the political realities (or unrealities) of our time. The album features several other chamber works by Al-Zand including his Six Bagatelles, with music inspired by the art of Robert Motherwell (1915–1991)

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