Ingram Marshall - Savage Altars (2006)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 258 MB
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 258 MB
Savage Altars, from a concert performance by the Tudor Choir, derives its title from the Roman historian Tacitus' Annals Book I, which chronicles the Roman campaigns against the German tribes. They suffered a devastating defeat by the Cheruscan soldiers in the Teutobugian forest. Six years later, the remains, bleached out bones, splintered spears and debris, of three Roman Legions, were found, the whole of which was named "barbarae arae"—savage altars. Elements of the hymn Magnificat, and the canon "Sumer is i cumen in" are also interwoven in melodic and textual contributions. This was written on the eve of the first Gulf War under Bush the elder.—Ingram Marshall
- Tracklist
1. Savage Altars (20:19)
The Tudor Choir
2. Authentic Presence (12:02)
Sarah Cahill, piano
Five Easy Pieces
Sarah Cahill, Joseph Kubera, piano
3. Fluttering 2:01
4. Inbal 3:07
5. Tangoesque 1:48
6. Jimnopedique 2:05
7. Barberesco 1:35
Soe-pa
Benjamin Verdery, guitar
8. 1st Movement 10:08
9. 2nd Movement 2:33
10. 3rd Movement 3:13