Mothertongue (MP3)

Nico Muhly

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Classical music can be a daunting exercise for those unfamiliar with the genre. Luckily, the composer Nico Muhly prizes communication - both in day-to-day life (note his frequently updated blog at nicomuhly.com) and in his music. It's this sensibility which has inspired the titles of both his records, Speaks Volumes and Mothertongue. Mothertongue, in particular, sounds like the product of someone in love with language. Voices are treated as exquisite instruments. (The click of the teeth, the tap of the tongue, the smack of the lips, et. cetera.) The music itself speaks to deeper meanings and specific ideas and emotions, like words on a page...

Tracklisting
Disk  | 1 
1Mothertongue Pt. 1: Archive
2Mothertongue Pt. 2: Shower
3Mothertongue Pt. 3: Hress
4Mothertongue Pt. 4: Monster
5Wonders Pt. 1: New Things & New Tidings
6Wonders Pt. 2: The Devil Appear'd In the Shape of a Man
7Wonders Pt. 3: A Complaint Against Thomas Weelkes
8The Only Tune Pt. 1: The Two Sisters
9The Only Tune Pt. 2: The Old Mill Pond
10The Only Tune Pt. 3: The Only Tune

 

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