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The guiding principle of this release from the contemporary music-oriented string quartet Brooklyn Rider is a very old one: that music has the power to heal illness. At its center is Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, of which the large central slow movement is explicitly marked "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart" (Song of Thanksgiving of a Convalescent to the Godhead, in Lydian Mode). The Lydian mode, reproducible by playing the white keys on a piano from F to E, was thought by the Greeks to have healing powers. One might object that it's only the middle movement that relates to the theme, but the last two movements seem to flow from it even if there is no specific textual indication. Brooklyn Rider breaks up the movements of the quartet in the manner of a Renaissance mass, interspersing between them contemporary compositions on the healing theme. These are a varied group, taking the idea of healing in spiritual (Caroline Shaw's Schisma), political (Matana Roberts' borderlands...), and psychological (Du Yun's I am my own Achilles' heel) senses as well as depicting the physical healing experienced by Reema Esmail (Zeher [Poison]) and Gabriela Lena Frank (Kanto Kechua #2). This variety lowers the overall cohesion of the program, although the individual works are strong. Shaw's piece, depicting the refuge offered by the biblical cleft in the rock, is compact and impact-filled, and Esmail's fuses Western and Hindustani elements in novel ways. The Beethoven is done in a quick, rather perfunctory way; it's not a performance one would choose among the many available, but working in the album's favor is its sheer originality. Brooklyn Rider offers a new way to hear the great late Beethoven quartet and opens up avenues for future exploration.
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Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - Matana Roberts, Lyricist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyricist - Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
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Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - Reena Esmail, Lyricist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
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Gabriela Lena Frank, Lyricist - Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyricist - Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
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Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - Du Yun, Lyricist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
2020 In A Circle Records 2020 In A Circle Records
Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyricist - Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
2020 In A Circle Records 2020 In A Circle Records
Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - Caroline Shaw, Lyricist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
2020 In A Circle Records 2020 In A Circle Records
Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyricist - Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
2020 In A Circle Records 2020 In A Circle Records
Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyricist - Brooklyn Rider, MainArtist - IN A CIRCLE RECORDS, MusicPublisher - Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun, Composer
2020 In A Circle Records 2020 In A Circle Records
Album review
The guiding principle of this release from the contemporary music-oriented string quartet Brooklyn Rider is a very old one: that music has the power to heal illness. At its center is Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, of which the large central slow movement is explicitly marked "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart" (Song of Thanksgiving of a Convalescent to the Godhead, in Lydian Mode). The Lydian mode, reproducible by playing the white keys on a piano from F to E, was thought by the Greeks to have healing powers. One might object that it's only the middle movement that relates to the theme, but the last two movements seem to flow from it even if there is no specific textual indication. Brooklyn Rider breaks up the movements of the quartet in the manner of a Renaissance mass, interspersing between them contemporary compositions on the healing theme. These are a varied group, taking the idea of healing in spiritual (Caroline Shaw's Schisma), political (Matana Roberts' borderlands...), and psychological (Du Yun's I am my own Achilles' heel) senses as well as depicting the physical healing experienced by Reema Esmail (Zeher [Poison]) and Gabriela Lena Frank (Kanto Kechua #2). This variety lowers the overall cohesion of the program, although the individual works are strong. Shaw's piece, depicting the refuge offered by the biblical cleft in the rock, is compact and impact-filled, and Esmail's fuses Western and Hindustani elements in novel ways. The Beethoven is done in a quick, rather perfunctory way; it's not a performance one would choose among the many available, but working in the album's favor is its sheer originality. Brooklyn Rider offers a new way to hear the great late Beethoven quartet and opens up avenues for future exploration.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:56
- Main artists: Brooklyn Rider
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Reena Esmail, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Matana Roberts, Du Yun
- Label: In A Circle Records
- Genre: Classical
2020 In A Circle Records 2020 In A Circle Records
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