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The Hermes Experiment is a chamber music ensemble, an experiment to be sure, consisting of soprano, harp, clarinet, and double bass. Given that makeup, the group is virtually compelled to commission new works, even beyond any desire to support contemporary composition. A corollary of this is that the composers involved are challenged to imagine music with a unique sonority, frequently with delightful results. This works best in the shorter works as composers forge discrete textures that balance these four disparate sounds. Listen to Emily Hall's opening I Am Happy Living Simply, a tonal but in absolutely no way derivative work, of anything at all. Its music reflects its artless lyric memorably. Oliver Leith's Uh Huh, Yeah, and Anna Meredith's Fin Like a Flower are other economical, unique standouts. There are also longer works that fit more easily into modern schools, but there isn't a dull moment. The performers are terrific. Soprano Héloïse Werner is very expressive within a circumscribed dynamic range, and clarinetist Oliver Pashley accomplishes the suggestion of electronic textures that some of the pieces seem to carry. This is recommended especially for listeners who want to try something completely new but are fearful of unfamiliarity: everything here is transparent.
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Emily Hall, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Misha Mullov-Abbado, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Errollyn Wallen, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Freya Waley-Cohen, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Freya Waley-Cohen, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Freya Waley-Cohen, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
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Joel Rust, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Paul Baxter, Producer - Oliver Leith, Composer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Anna Meredith, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Paul Baxter, Producer - Josephine Stephenson, Composer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Paul Baxter, Producer - Josephine Stephenson, Composer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Paul Baxter, Producer - Josephine Stephenson, Composer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Paul Baxter, Producer - Josephine Stephenson, Composer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Paul Baxter, Producer - Josephine Stephenson, Composer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Giles Swayne, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Giles Swayne, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Giles Swayne, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Emily Hall, Composer - Paul Baxter, Producer - The Hermes Experiment, MainArtist - Delphian Records Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
Album review
The Hermes Experiment is a chamber music ensemble, an experiment to be sure, consisting of soprano, harp, clarinet, and double bass. Given that makeup, the group is virtually compelled to commission new works, even beyond any desire to support contemporary composition. A corollary of this is that the composers involved are challenged to imagine music with a unique sonority, frequently with delightful results. This works best in the shorter works as composers forge discrete textures that balance these four disparate sounds. Listen to Emily Hall's opening I Am Happy Living Simply, a tonal but in absolutely no way derivative work, of anything at all. Its music reflects its artless lyric memorably. Oliver Leith's Uh Huh, Yeah, and Anna Meredith's Fin Like a Flower are other economical, unique standouts. There are also longer works that fit more easily into modern schools, but there isn't a dull moment. The performers are terrific. Soprano Héloïse Werner is very expressive within a circumscribed dynamic range, and clarinetist Oliver Pashley accomplishes the suggestion of electronic textures that some of the pieces seem to carry. This is recommended especially for listeners who want to try something completely new but are fearful of unfamiliarity: everything here is transparent.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:32
- Main artists: The Hermes Experiment
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Delphian Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2020 Delphian Records LTD (P) 2020 Delphian Records LTD
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