The Hermes Experiment - Song (2021) Hi-Res

Hot on the heels of their acclaimed debut project, The Hermes Experiment’s second Delphian album is an equally bold statement. Songs commissioned specially for the ensemble – by Philip Venables, Ayanna Witter:Johnson and others – are interleaved with new arrangements (of composers including Barbara Strozzi, Clara Schumann and Lili Boulanger) for the group’s distinctive line:up of voice, clarinet, harp and double bass. Moving and original, "Song" reinvents a genre: here every instrument is a voice in its own right, and they all carry the drama.
Tracklist
1. Roman Holiday (Arr. Marianne Schofield)
2. Diporte di Euterpe, Op. 7: No. 9, Tradimento! (arr. Héloïse Werner)
3. Draw the Line
4. A Photograph
5. Lieder, Op. 12: No. 2, Liebst du um Schönheit (arr. Oliver Pashley)
6. Reflets (arr. Marianne Schofield)
7. Attente
8. Deep Blue Sea
9. Bright Travellers: No 5. Council Offices (arr. Oliver Pashley)
10. Mâh Didam
11. Quiet Songs: I. La Pierre
12. Quiet Songs: II. Effacement
13. Quiet Songs: III. Pluie
14. Fruit Songs: I. plum
15. Fruit Songs: II. blackberry
16. Fruit Songs: III. cherry
17. Fruit Songs: IV. apple
18. Befalling (arr. Oliver Pashley)