Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin

Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin

Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin

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Composer: John Tavener
Conductor: Rudolf Werthen
Orchestra: Rudolf Werthen
Orchestra: The Orchestra of Flanders I Fiamminghi
Orchestra: Flanders Fiamminghi Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-09-29
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:

I. The Protecting Veil
II. The Nativity Of The Mother Of God
III. Annunciation
IV. The Incarnation
V. Lament Of The Mother Of God At The Cross
VI. The Resurrection
VII. The Dormition Of The Mother Of God
VIII. The Protecting Veil
The Last Sleep Of The Virgin

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Music Review: Clash of the Titans?
Rating: 2 Stars

I was very excited when I first bought this CD. The Protecting Veil's opening sinewy cello winds around through the first several minutes is full of serene and spiritual promise. However, the peace is shattered moments later by another group of strings that intrude playing "Psycho" as if they were on Prozac. They stab again and again as the main theme continues to sing obliviously in the shower. Maybe if the attack strings weren't so sedated, the sinewy theme would collapse and die long before the end of the piece. It is rather as if the inspiration for this piece had been PDQ Bach's "Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments" rather than ancient spiritual melodies. As much as I tried, I could not mesh the two disparate aspects together and still manage to enjoy the piece as a whole. If you do not mind dealing with a split personality, then by all means try out this disc. Telarc's excellent sound quality is appropriately dreamy/harsh.

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