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- Simon Holt
Lilith (1990)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Commissioned by BCMG.
- 1(pic)01(bcl)0/1000/hp/str(1.0.1.1.1)
- 11 min
Programme Note
“Lilith was a serpent; she was Adam’s first wife and, according to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, gave him: ‘Shapes that coiled in the woods and waters, Glittering sons and radiant daughters.’
Throughout the Middle Ages the influence of the word ‘layil’ (Hebrew for night) gave a new turn to the myth. She becomes an apparition of the night and at times a demon who assaults those who sleep alone or those who travel lonely roads – a tall, silent woman with long black hair.”
© Simon Holt
Throughout the Middle Ages the influence of the word ‘layil’ (Hebrew for night) gave a new turn to the myth. She becomes an apparition of the night and at times a demon who assaults those who sleep alone or those who travel lonely roads – a tall, silent woman with long black hair.”
© Simon Holt
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Reviews
...it's a fascinating work that can hardly be revisited often enough
31st January 2011
Friday's most valuable revival was the Lilith of Simon Holt (1990), a fissured, tightly wrought portrait of an obviously dangerous presence.
23rd June 2009
Simon Holt's 'Lilith', a menacing work that is tightly constructed out of expressionistic gestures and fascinating instrumental detail, was given a forceful and firm performance from Mason and his players, who confidently attacked Holt's wicked depiction of the serpent Lilith.
12th December 2008
Discography
Boots of Lead
- LabelNMC
- Catalogue NumberNMC D094
- ConductorMartyn Brabbins / Simon Rattle
- EnsembleBirmingham Contemporary Music Group
- SoloistUlrich Heinen (vc), Rolf Hind (pf), Rinat Shaham (Ms)
