Light Eternal – The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
10/26/2018, 17 Tracks, 1:29:12
Featuring
Nicol Matt
Morten Lauridsen
I Virtuosi Italiani
Chamber Choir of Europe
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Compositional Technique
Lauridsen's Madrigali: Six 'Fire Songs' on Italian Renaissance Poems incorporates the elegance of Monteverdi's word-painting while maintaining Lauridsen's own distinct voice.
Composer Biography
Morten Lauridsen decided to devote his life to composition after a prolonged encounter with nature during a summer job as a firefighter in a national park.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The title 'Light Eternal' is key to Lauridsen's conception of Lux aeterna, with light-related imagery binding all five movements together as a universal symbol of hope and illumination.
Composition History
Lauridsen's work Lux aeterna, which lends this album its title, alludes to the traditional Mass for the Dead but uses the composer's own selection of Latin texts.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Morten Lauridsen, the composer, is characterized as a rare instance of a mystic in American music due to his aesthetic that is immediate, transportive, and transcendent.
Cultural Impact
Morten Lauridsen has been named an 'American Choral Master' by the National Endowment for the Arts and is considered the most frequently performed modern choral composer.
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