Lucy Humphris - Obscurus - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Obscurus is an exploration of the obscured, in a program which showcases some of the most incredible trumpet writing of the 20th and 21st century, as well as several reimagining's of older, more mainstream works for other instruments, arranged for trumpet. InchI wanted this album to have some thread that ran through the program - I love piecing together works which complement each other in new and interesting ways, and the concept of obscurity; things being hidden or veiled in some way, is a commonality with every piece.Inch All of these works have their own very distinctive voice and presence, whether representing dim shapes shrouded in mist; a usually clear voice distorted and changed by grains of sand; a wordless song; ruins and dances lost to time and memory - or simply the line beyond which we cannot see; that of death. Album Tracks 1. In the Mists~Andante 2. In the Mists~Molto adagio 3. In the Mists~Andantino 4. In the Mists~Presto 5. Litany - for a Ruined Chapel between Sheep and Shore for solo trumpet~Adagio recitando 6. Litany - for a Ruined Chapel between Sheep and Shore for solo trumpet~Lento 7. Litany - for a Ruined Chapel between Sheep and Shore for solo trumpet~Presto vigoroso 8. Vocalise-étude 9. Òstria for solo C trumpet 10. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 P. 109~Balletto 11. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 P. 109~Gagliarda 12. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 P. 109~Villanella 13. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 P. 109~Passo mezzo e mascherada 14. Paths - In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski for solo trumpet