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Track(s) taken from SIGCD694

On the nature of daylight

composer
Max Richter (b1966)

Orchestra of the Swan, Daniele Rosina (conductor)
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Recording details: April 2021
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom
Produced by Toby Young
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Release date: November 2021
Total duration: 7 minutes 10 seconds
 

Richter’s haunting meditation on the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq skillfully unveils slowly rotating string lines that build towards an overwhelming emotional apex. Never straying into the realms of hysteria or giving way to the saccharine, this powerful yet deceptively simple work creates a significant and affecting musical moment that gets under the skin and remains there.

from notes by David Le Page © 2021

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