Composer: Monteverdi; performed by The Dowland Project: Refrain 4: Amor dov'e la fe' (7mins 53secs) Album: Care-Charming Sleep ECM 476 052 2
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Soeur Marie Keyrouz: Kinonikon (Chant de Communion) de la Liturgie de Jeudi Saint (6mins 13secs) Album: Chant Byzantin: Passion et Resurrection Harmonia Mundi 901315
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J.J. Farley and the Original Soul Stirrers: How Shall I See You Through My Tears (4mins 35secs) Album title: The Gospel at Colonus Elektra/Nonesuch 9 79191-2
BACKGROUND
These three pieces all represent the fusion of two different traditions: the Monteverdi song is given a jazz interpretation; the Byzantine chant represents the Arabic tradition of Christianity; and the final piece is from a Gospel reworking of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus. I think they work well in this order because the first two are very langorous and introspective, while the last is electrifyingly dramatic, which the contrast can only emphasize.
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