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| "The Veil of Queen Mab" Digipak CD 2010, Equilibrium Music |
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In this partially conceptual work, Hexperos once again combine classical and contemporary approaches to chamber music, incorporating Celtic, Mediterranean, Medieval and Baroque elements in a meticulously crafted and varied opus.
Following their debut “The Garden of the Hesperides”,
successfully welcomed by fans and press alike, Hexperos return
with "The Veil of Queen Mab", whose title is inspired
by Nicaraguan writer and poet Rubén Darío. The new album pays homage
to the queen of fairies and dreams, a creation of the Anglo-Saxon mythology, probably
with roots in Celtic legends, referred in works by numerous artists, from Shakespeare
or Percy Shelley to Gustave Doré.
In this partially conceptual work, Hexperos once again combine
classical and contemporary approaches to chamber music, incorporating Celtic,
Mediterranean, Medieval and Baroque elements in a meticulously crafted and varied
opus, shaped into perfection over the past 3 years. Its orchestral arrangements
come together to form a rich setting for the haunting soprano of Alessandra Santovito,
highlighted in the dramatic crescendos found in Queen Mab, or on the
majestic Moon Spell and Summatem Deam, with Latin verses from
Apuleius’ (c.125 – c.180) Metamorphoseon (Liber Undecimus).
The darker shades of Hexperos appear in Le Lacrime di Proserpina,
an homage to Alda Merini, or Diadem of the Night (an early Gothica song which
is hereby revisited), both instant classics in the Gothic Neo-Classical genre
with their overwhelmingly blissful melancholy. On the other hand, tracks like
Summoning of the Artists, Time of Spirit, or El Velo Azul,
with dreamy medieval textures and trickling harp, offer a more soothing side to
the album.
On A Reason to Live, voluptuous violin lines and sensual percussions
mix with lulling vocals in a mysterious piece, followed by Nocturne,
a perfectly titled somber epic that would find a comfortable place in a Nyman
or Glass score and which underlines Hexperos’ talent in
taking Gothic Neo-Classical a step closer to cinematographic soundtracks. Finally,
and as they had already done on their previous record, the band pays tribute to
Manuel de Falla’s legacy on Asturiana, which features a
guest appearance by Riccardo Prencipe of Corde Oblique on classical
guitar.
Pressed on gold disc and housed in a matt-varnished Digipak with gold foil print,
“The Veil of Queen Mab” will be released on September
20th and comes with a 16-page booklet beautifully illustrated with visuals by
Polish artist Malgorzata Maj, of Sarachmet Photography & Illustration.
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01. The Fairy Appears (1:58)
02. Queen Mab (3:51)
03. El Velo Azul (3:13)
04. Moon Spell (2:43)
05. Summatem Deam (3:58)
06. Diadem of the Night (4:26)
07. Summoning of the Artists (3:16)
08. A Reason to Live (4:06)
09. Nocturne (2:34)
10. Le Lacrime di Proserpina (2:19)
11. A Forest (4:17)
12. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1:11)
13. Time of Spirit (5:01)
14. Asturiana (2:13)
last update: 2011-03-29
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