Tavener / Kliegel / Hulse / Yuasa: Protecting Veil / in Alium
Tavener / Kliegel / Hulse / Yuasa: Protecting Veil / in Alium
Format: CD
Wanting to order from us over the holiday period but need some more information. We are here to help! Please see our Christmas Shipping page for more information.
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
For orders created between November 20th 2024 and December 31st 2024, we have extended our normal return period. For orders made between this period, customers have up to 60 days from the receipt of goods to return an item. Please see our Christmas Returns page for more information.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: Tavener / Kliegel / Hulse / Yuasa
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 636943438824
Genre: Classical
In The Protecting Veil Tavener strives to capture some of what he considers to be the almost cosmic power of the Mother of God. The cello represents the Mother of God and never stops singing throughout and one can think of the strings as a gigantic extension of her unending song. The music falls into eight continuous sections and use is made of the eight Byzantine tones. Various Feasts inspired Tavener as he composed; the second, for instance, is related to her birth, the third to the Annunciation, the fourth to the Incarnation, the fifth (unaccompanied) to her lament at the foot of the cross, the sixth to the Resurrection, the seventh to her Dormition, and the first and last sections to her cosmic beauty and power over a shattered world. The Protecting Veil ends with a musical evocation of the tears of the Mother of God. The final section completes the palindromic effect of the work as a whole by returning to the mood of the opening, but with the recorded soprano here replacing the string orchestra and the grand organ taking over from the Hammond organ, alternating it's more and more spasmodic entries with those of the piano. The music unfolds as a canon in sixteen parts, each set of entries being introduced by bells and by glides on solo violins. Superimposed throughout are the voices of four small children saying their prayers (in Latin, French, German and English) and gradually and successively falling asleep. The canon dissolves into a thirty-two line slide (the soprano in sixteen parts with herself, together with sixteen solo violins) and the work ends as the last child falls asleep and the last of the thirty-two 'voices' resolves.
Tracks:
1.1 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: Section 1
1.2 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: Annunciation
1.3 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: The Incarnation
1.4 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: Lament of the Mother of God at the Cross
1.5 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: Christ Is Risen!
1.6 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: The Dormition of the Mother of God
1.7 The Protecting Veil for Cello and Orchestra: The Protecting Veil
1.8 In Alium for Soprano, Tape and Orchestra: Section a
1.9 In Alium for Soprano, Tape and Orchestra: Section B
1.10 In Alium for Soprano, Tape and Orchestra: Section C
1.11 In Alium for Soprano, Tape and Orchestra: Section D
