- Donnacha Dennehy
The Dark Places (2016)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- fl(afl), cl(bcl), tbn, perc, acn, egtr, 2vn, va, vc, db with low B, vdga[=vc]
- Baritone, Bass
- 16 min
- Colm Tóibín
- English
Scores
Reviews
Dennehy's approach to words and voices — baritone Robin Adams and bass Stephen Richardson — is reverential. It was impressive how the words were projected so easily and the vocal lines sat so comfortably over the instrumental background of the Crash Ensemble under Alan Pierson. The effect was not unlike those concerto recordings that place a giant violin in front of a pygmy orchestra.
In The Dark Places the effect was to highlight the lyricism of the vocal writing and diminish the richness that the microtonal inflections of the instrumental ensemble contributed to the mix.
In The Dark Places the effect was to highlight the lyricism of the vocal writing and diminish the richness that the microtonal inflections of the instrumental ensemble contributed to the mix.
6th April 2016