Hosokawa: The Raven
Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano)
United Instruments of Lucilin, Kentaro Kawase
Much of the text is delivered as melodrama over suitably doomy, atmospheric textures from the 12-piece ensemble...Hellekant delivers it all superbly, though; without a performer of her dramatic...
Hosokawa: The Raven
Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano)
United Instruments of Lucilin, Kentaro Kawase
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Much of the text is delivered as melodrama over suitably doomy, atmospheric textures from the 12-piece ensemble...Hellekant delivers it all superbly, though; without a performer of her dramatic...
About
Toshio Hosokawa, Japan’s pre-eminent living composer, creates his distinctive musical language from the fascinating relationship between western avant-garde art and traditional Japanese culture. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s 1845 poem, Hosokawa frames his monodrama The Raven as a Japanese Noh play, with its interaction between the human protagonist and an otherworldly animal. Vividly exploring ideas of madness, The Raven conjures up a shadowy and unfamiliar world.
Contents and tracklist
- Charlotte Hellekant
- United Instruments of Lucilin
- Kentaro Kawase
Awards and reviews
25th May 2017
Much of the text is delivered as melodrama over suitably doomy, atmospheric textures from the 12-piece ensemble...Hellekant delivers it all superbly, though; without a performer of her dramatic presence, it wouldn’t be half as convincing as it is.
