Le Silence des Sirènes
(The Silence of the Sirens) (2014)James Joyce (E)
3(II=afl;III=picc).2(II=corA).3(III=Ebcl).2(II=dbn)-4.4(III=Ebtpt).3.1-timp.perc(5):crot/xyl/4bongos/pop bottle(hi)/2tpl.bl/swanee.flute/flexatone/metal.rattle/guiro/claves/3cyms(sm,med,lg)/tgl(sm)/cast/plate bell(low c#)/vib/sirene.whistle/mark.tree/tamb(sm)/3SD/BD/chocalho/sandbox/maracas/police.whistle/sistrum/sleigh.bells/thunder.sheet/marimba/bell.tree/2tam-t(sm,lg)/alarm.clock/Japanese.tpl.bell(lg)/t.bells/glsp/hi-hat/vibraslap/whip-harp-pft-strings(12.12.10.8.6)
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Boosey & Hawkes
"…a dazzling reflection on Homer’s formidable femmes fatales… Chin’s new work is visceral, fast-paced and thrilling. It is written with arch-siren Barbara Hannigan in mind, and she could easily wreck a fleet of ships if she so desired. She floats to the stage chanting Homer’s text. This becomes James Joyce’s fragmented verbal fugue, sparkling like points of light on water. Hannigan’s theatrical energy, her effortless heights and unearthly precision all become part of a seductive whole; and then there is a sense of childlike joy and wonder in Chin’s sonic explorations. Le Silence des Sirènes is a great piece."
Financial Times
Barbara Hannigan, soprano / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle
BPHR 230411