• 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.”

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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
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
10th November 2016
It’s a quirky, charming mix of songs combining Teitur’s winsome voice and Muhly’s baroque string textures...
Robinson Meyer, Atlantic Monthly
21st October 2016
…something simultaneously Spartan and somehow full of life…
Sam Cleeve, The Line of Best Fit
14th October 2016

Discography

Confessions

Confessions
  • Label
    Nonesuch
  • Catalogue Number
    B01KRID3D0
  • Soloist
    Nico Muhly, Teitur
  • Released
    21st October 2016