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- Nico Muhly
Confessions (2008)
- Arlo&Betty/St. Rose Music (World)
All baroque instruments at a=415
- hpd/str(5.4.3.2.1)
- Voice, Soprano Recorder, Archlute
- 40 min
- Teitur Lassen
- English
Programme Note
Confessions is an engagingly eccentric set of songs inspired by mundane YouTube videos, envisioned by composer Nico Muhly and singer-songwriter Teitur.
Teitur, a European pop-folk household name hailing from the Faroe Islands, and Nico Muhly, critically acclaimed American classical composer, created and now perform their 14 songs of “bottomless charm” with baroque orchestra.
On Baroque music, Muhly says, “The distance between contemporary listening and Baroque music is one of the most heartbreaking and interesting things… Baroque musicians aren’t accustomed to the sorts of rhythms attendant to contemporary music, and that brought another interesting tension to the project.”
Teitur, a European pop-folk household name hailing from the Faroe Islands, and Nico Muhly, critically acclaimed American classical composer, created and now perform their 14 songs of “bottomless charm” with baroque orchestra.
On Baroque music, Muhly says, “The distance between contemporary listening and Baroque music is one of the most heartbreaking and interesting things… Baroque musicians aren’t accustomed to the sorts of rhythms attendant to contemporary music, and that brought another interesting tension to the project.”
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Reviews
…Muhly’s trademark blend of Renaissance England and Glassian minimalism makes a perfect partner for the sandpapery expressivity of Teitur’s singing
10th November 2016
It’s a quirky, charming mix of songs combining Teitur’s winsome voice and Muhly’s baroque string textures...
21st October 2016
…something simultaneously Spartan and somehow full of life…
14th October 2016
Discography
Confessions
- LabelNonesuch
- Catalogue NumberB01KRID3D0
- SoloistNico Muhly, Teitur
- Released21st October 2016