Examples of word painting in the cycle include the sound of barking hounds and birds singing.
Soprano Grace Davidson has a discography spanning over a decade, featuring solo works by Handel, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Vivaldi.
This album was recorded in October 2023 at the Britten Studio in Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK.
Rodrigo Ruiz employs 'madrigalisms' or word painting in his compositions, where musical elements visually or audibly represent words.
The idea for this song cycle originated from a conversation between composer Rodrigo Ruiz and soprano Grace Davidson in London in 2018.
Composer Rodrigo Ruiz aimed to create a strong narrative through-line in the song cycle, connecting individual songs in a subtle way.
The song cycle was inspired by composer Rodrigo Ruiz's deep engagement with William Shakespeare's narrative poem "Venus and Adonis."
