Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2005-09-27
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Dawn, St. John's Day - Dawn Upshaw
- A Mother Roasted Her Child - Dawn Upshaw
- Walls Are Encircling The Land - Dawn Upshaw
- Moon - Dawn Upshaw
- Nani - Dawn Upshaw
- My Love - Dawn Upshaw
- My Eyes Weep - Dawn Upshaw
- Be A String, Water, To My Guitar - Dawn Upshaw
- Untie Your Ribbons - Dawn Upshaw
- O God, Where Shall I Find You? - Dawn Upshaw
- Ariadna In Her Labyrinth - Dawn Upshaw
- Black Is The Color - Gordon Gottlieb
- I Wonder As I Wander - Gordon Gottlieb
- Loosin Yelav - Gordon Gottlieb
- Rossignolet Du Bois - Gordon Gottlieb
- A La Femminisca - Gordon Gottlieb
- La Donna Ideale - Gordon Gottlieb
- Ballo - Gordon Gottlieb
- Motettu De Tristura - Gordon Gottlieb
- Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno - Gordon Gottlieb
- Lo Fiolaire - Gordon Gottlieb
- Azerbaijan Love Song - Gordon Gottlieb
Free Music Notes for Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre
Free Music Review: Upshaw is incredible
Hit: 4 Stars
I was present for a performance of Ayre in New York a couple of years ago. It's a song cycle drawing on several different cultural and historical traditions -- Christian, Muslim, Jewish and of course the composer's native South America. The performance was quite exhilirating. The music is mostly tuneful and the orchstration very interesting.
Still, I can't help wondering if this is the kind of music that will last. Will people still be listening to Ayre 100 years from now? I'm not sure. I hear geat talent and skill -- but do I hear genius? Again, I'm not convinced. Sometimes, I have the feeling of being manipulated. This music is very politically correct, especially the long lament for the Palestinians at the center of this work.
One thing is for sure: Dawn Upshaw is sensational. She molds her voice into a supremely flexible instrument, making it do all kinds of wonderful things.
I do recommend this recording. It's interesting and it asks good questions. But it's not quite great.
Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre Poster
This is a fascinating CD, containing two song cycles--one brand new, by Osvaldo Golijov, and one dating from 1964, by Luciano Berio. Berios's is a setting of folk songs from several countries, including France, Italy, America, and Sardinia. Golijov's songs are in Spanish, but they cross Christian, Jewish, and Arab cultures. The Berio arrangements contain nicely odd harmonic cadences in the accompaniments. Dawn Upshaw sings them simply and directly, albeit in what might be called a traditional operatic, if low-keyed, fashion. Golijov's songs are strange, daring, and magnificent, in composition, accompaniment, rhythm, and vocal delivery. To be sure, Upshaw uses an operatic sound for much of the cycle, but she lets loose with some of the most remarkable yelps, hoots, and bellows to express the texts and situations as well. The songs vary: some are prayers, some folk songs, some lullabies. Golijov orchestrates with accordion, horn, laptop computer (electronica), flute, violin, viola, and more--and the sounds fit the words. He doesn't seem to care whether he's making music classical or popular: as a result he has created something unique. Fans of pop music will be as entranced by this as will those specializing in classical music. Try this--it's remarkable. --Robert LevineClassical Music CDs
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