- Audio CD (10 Feb 2003)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- ASIN: B00007J4WD
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 168,561 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Cello Concerto (Farewell to Philosophy) |
| 2. One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing (for percussion ensemble) |
| 3. Les Fiançailles |
| 4. Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet – Single(with Tom Waits) |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. The Green Ray |
| 2. Adnan Songbook |
| 3. Titanic Lament (radio edit) |
| 4. The North Shore |
| 5. Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Single remix) (with Tom Waits) |
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The variety and scope of the different works presented here defy detailed analysis in a review of this scope. If you are not familiar with Bryars' work, give it a go! It is complex, varied and fascinating, and the pieces here are a very good selection. The soundworld is unusual and may 'stretch' your ear, but it is all accessible and most interesting.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Adnan Songbook is hauntingly beautiful
10 April 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this CD primarily for tracks 2 - 9 on disc two, a collection of pieces called the Adnan Songbook. These songs are the poems of Etel Adnan, a poet born and raised in Beirut Lebanon, born to a Muslim Syrian father and a Christian Greek mother. British composer and musician Gavin Bryars set these 9 poems of hers to music. The words are sung by British lyric soprano Valerie Anderson. I heard these tracks in February 2009 on WGBH, Boston public radio and I was immediately mesmerized by the beauty of the music and the wonderfully clear, pure voice of Valerie Anderson. The works are haunting, beautiful, otherworldly and powerful. I recommend this disc, purely for those tracks, alone, with the highest praise I can give. Buy it!
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