Special offer. Falling Out Of Time
Silkroad Ensemble
In collaboration with Grossman and the ensemble, Golijov has created an affecting and adventurous new work which he describes as an ‘epic lament’...The piece is understandably dark in tone,...
Special offer. Falling Out Of Time
Silkroad Ensemble
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In collaboration with Grossman and the ensemble, Golijov has created an affecting and adventurous new work which he describes as an ‘epic lament’...The piece is understandably dark in tone,...
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A profound artistic exploration of grief and solace by Grammy-winners Osvaldo Golijov and the Silkroad Ensemble.
What happens when the natural order of things is upended?
Falling Out of Time is a new work from acclaimed composer Osvaldo Golijov for the Grammy-winning Silkroad Ensemble featuring vocalists Biella da Costa, Nora Fischer and Wu Tong. Rooted in David Grossman's novel of the same name, this infinitely nuanced story in voices narrates a profound journey of grief and solace, a journey out of time as parents grieve the death of a child, a quest to comprehend a loss with no name. This collaboration is born out of the conviction that, in the words of David Grossman: there is one place, or rather, one dimension, where we can feel, if only for an instant, both the absolute nihility of death and the full abundance of life. That dimension is art. It so happens that we all are, as a world, living in a moment in which the natural order of thing has been upended. More than ever, we are in need of stories that help us make sense of the broken pieces. Falling Out of Time is one such story.
Contents and tracklist
- Falling Out Of Time
Awards and reviews
Christmas 2020
In collaboration with Grossman and the ensemble, Golijov has created an affecting and adventurous new work which he describes as an ‘epic lament’...The piece is understandably dark in tone, and the combination of this intensity of mood, the score’s often dense textures and a heavily produced sound at times feels overwhelming. Passages where the texture is stripped down and solo instruments have more breathing space are the most rewarding.
