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Premiered by The Crossing (choir) and PRISM under Donald Nally in July 2014, Gavin Bryars' The Fifth Century is an elegiac setting of meditations of 17th-century metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne—a true magnum opus from one of the world's great composers. The New York Times called the work a ''poignant lament'' and the performance ''superb'' and ''eloquent.''
The album includes Bryars's beautiful Petrarch settings, Two Love Songs for women's choir.
Record Label / Catalogue Number: ECM 2405
Read about and listen to The Fifth Century at ECMrecords.com
Many thanks for listening, and for your consideration.
Matthew Levy, Timothy McAllister, Taimur Sullivan, and Zachary Shemon
PRISM Quartet
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