Donnacha Dennehy: The Hunger
Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals), Katherine Manley (soprano), Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson
The Hunger features an eerily spectral, hollowed-out soundscape consisting of convulsive microtonal pulsing in woodwind and brass against uneasy shifting microtonal oscillations, disembodied...
Donnacha Dennehy: The Hunger
Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals), Katherine Manley (soprano), Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson
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The Hunger features an eerily spectral, hollowed-out soundscape consisting of convulsive microtonal pulsing in woodwind and brass against uneasy shifting microtonal oscillations, disembodied...
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Contents and tracklist
Dennehy:
The Hunger - I Have Seen and Handled the Black Bread
Work length11:35
This work is only available as an album download.
- Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals), Katherine Manley (soprano)
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
Dennehy:
The Hunger - I Feared He Would Die
Work length11:16
This work is only available as an album download.
- Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals), Katherine Manley (soprano)
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
- Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals)
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
- Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals), Katherine Manley (soprano)
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
Dennehy:
The Hunger - Dreadful Winter
Work length13:06
This work is only available as an album download.
- Iarla Ó Lionárd (vocals), Katherine Manley (soprano)
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
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Awards and reviews
Awards Issue 2019
The Hunger features an eerily spectral, hollowed-out soundscape consisting of convulsive microtonal pulsing in woodwind and brass against uneasy shifting microtonal oscillations, disembodied harmonics and skeletal ponticello in strings…A haunting, illuminating, harrowing yet subtly gripping work.
29th August 2019
Effectively it’s a song cycle in five extended parts, in which the musical worlds of the two protagonists gradually merge, while the John Adams-like ensemble writing pulses away beneath them.
