Orchestra of the Swan - Earthcycle (2024) [Hi-Res/MP3]

Following their acclaimed mix-tape series on Signum Classics, Earthcycle is the fifth album from Orchestra of the Swan and David Le Page. Earthcycle is an innovative and timely project which finds a compelling way to engage with humanity’s most urgent threat. Through three initial performances, a recording and a film, Earthcycle contemplates our impact on Earth’s environment and the disruption of its natural rhythms. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons they have commissioned a new version from our Associate Artist, baroque/jazz musician and composer David Gordon which is interspersed with traditional folk songs related to the theme of the seasons and performed by singer Jackie Oates. Earthcycle highlights the 21st century’s greatest concern whilst celebrating nature and our place within it. Following their acclaimed mix-tape series on Signum Classics, Earthcycle is the fifth album from Orchestra of the Swan and David Le Page. Earthcycle is an innovative and timely project which finds a compelling way to engage with humanity’s most urgent threat. Through three initial performances, a recording and a film, Earthcycle contemplates our impact on Earth’s environment and the disruption of its natural rhythms. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons they have commissioned a new version from our Associate Artist, baroque/jazz musician and composer David Gordon which is interspersed with traditional folk songs related to the theme of the seasons and performed by singer Jackie Oates. Earthcycle highlights the 21st century’s greatest concern whilst celebrating nature and our place within it.

“The entire album is replete with musical birdsong, rain showers, shafts of light, gusty autumn winds, swirling leaves, and many other delights, which create a compelling, engaging and intriguing whole. Earthcycle provides an important reflection on climate change while offering listeners chamber music of the highest order, imaginatively presented and beautifully performed.” (ArtMuseLondon)

Tracklist
01. Traditional: The Birds in the Spring
02. Gordon: Windigo (or Gradually then Suddenly)
03. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La primavera” (Spring): I. Allegro
04. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La primavera” (Spring): II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
05. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La primavera” (Spring): III. Danza pastorale: Allegro
06. Traditional: The Lark in the Morning
07. Gordon: The Elephant and the Moth
08. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “L'estate” (Summer): I. Allegro non moto
09. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “L'estate” (Summer): II. Adagio - Presto
10. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “L'estate” (Summer): III. Presto
11. Traditional: Bright Phoebus
12. Gordon: Feeling the Chill
13. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “L'autumno” (Autumn): I. Allegro
14. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “L'autumno” (Autumn): II. Adagio molto
15. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, “L'autumno” (Autumn): III. Allegro
16. Traditional: The Robin's Petition
17. Gordon: The Water's Tears
18. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “L'inverno” (Winter): I. Allegro non molto
19. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “L'inverno” (Winter): II. Largo
20. Vivaldi: Concerto no. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “L'inverno” (Winter): III. Allegro