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The fifth century


Reviews (4)


The guardian

d. 1. Dec. 2016

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Kate Molleson

d. 1. Dec. 2016

"The Fifth Century (2014) is a big piece for saxophone quartet and choir with words taken from the 17th-century English mystic Thomas Traherne. It's sullen, cloying and a bit aimless; the saxes weave around like extra voices - think Garbarek and the Hilliards but with bigger forces - and the blended sound of The Crossing and Prism is creamy and pliable. This all-Bryars release also includes his Two Love Songs (2010), airy settings of Petrarch sonnets for a cappella female choir, sung with a grace so chilly it might freeze at any moment".


AllMusic

2017

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James Mannheim

2017

"Those new to Bryars could start with the Italian-language Two Love Songs, for a three-part female choir (or solo singers), which presents the spare, yet deeply emotional quality of Bryars' music in compact form. As usual with ECM, the sound engineers are among the stars of the show".


Fono Forum

2017 Januar

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Johannes Schmitz

2017 Januar

"Auch beim wiederholten Hören aber suche und finde ich mich wunschlos in den Weiten der Klangräume".


Diapason

2017 mars

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Benoît Fauchet

2017 mars