The arrangement of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire" incorporates two instrumental pieces from England that imitate the nightingale: "La Rossignol" from Jane Pickering's lute book and "The Tuneful Nightingale" by John Playford.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leonard Cohen, a modern 'troubadour', considered himself a chansonnier, connecting his work to the French Renaissance chanson tradition through his text rhythms, melodies, and delivery.
Interpretation
This album is a tribute to Leonard Cohen's art, forging a link between his songs and French Renaissance chanson, with some early English music also included.
Compositional Technique
For the song "Dance me to the End of Love," the album's arrangement evolved into a suite of dance pieces, primarily from the first book of lute tablature printed by Pierre Attaingnant in 1529.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in November 2021 at St. Georg, Sengwarden, Germany, with Markus Heiland from Tritonus Musikproduktion GmbH as the recording producer.
Compositional Technique
The album merges Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" with Henry Purcell's "The Evening Hymn," using Purcell's ground bass and florid 'Hallelujah' as a counterpart to Cohen's song.
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