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In Flanders’ Fields Vol. 54 Phaedra CD cat. 92054
El Camino del Alma; the Way of the Soul
1 Alma de la Música, op.16 (1996) Johan Duijck: 40:37
(The soul of music) T: Fray Luis de León ~1578
for Soprano solo, Choir and Orchestra
2 Cantar del Alma, op.24 (2004) Johan Duijck 19:53
(Song of the soul) T: San Juan de la Cruz
for Contralto solo, Choir and Piano
3 Alma, búscate en Mí, op.25 (2005) Johan Duijck 9:56
(O soul, seek yourself in me) T: Santa Teresa de Ávila
for mixed Choir and Organ
performers:
Hilde Coppé, soprano
(1-11)
Noëlle Schepens, alto (12-16)
Ignace Michiels, organ (17-20)
Hans Ryckelynck, piano (12-16)
Gents Madrigaalkoor (1-11) & (17-20)
Flemish Radio Choir (1-11,12-16)
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense (1-11)
Conductor: Johan Duijck
Johan Duijck (°1954) is active as
a choir director, pianist, teacher and composer, principally throughout
Great-Britain (Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields), Flanders (Flemish
Radio Choir) and Spain. He is the Director of the Academy for choir-conducting
at the “Euskalleriko Abesbatzen Elkartea’ – Barcelona.
He was trained by Peter Cabus (composition),
Robert Steyaert (piano) and László Heltay (choir-conducting)
His classical training and his affinity
with language and literature have certainly contributed to the richness
of his compositions.
"Powerful and striking music, intriguing both vocally and instrumentally:
such is the triptych _The Way of the Soul_ (El camino del alma) by the
contemporary composer Johan Duijck, who lives and works in Belgium. The
texts, by mystical poets from the Spanish Renaissance, have inspired this
composer and conductor to searing music, in which overwhelming climaxes
alternate with intimate moments of reflection. Powerful wave-like
passages, little ripples on the surface, a piano that appears suddenly, a
generous vocal solo, Duijck keeps surprising the listener. His style is
distilled from Pärt, Tavener, Britten and other illustrious predecessors.
But Duijck¹s own individuality suffices to justify the existence of these
majestic works. The performance, made at three venues and conducted by
Duijck himself, by Flemish musicians, including the Flemish Radio Choir
and the Ghent Madrigal Choir, is rock-solid, as is the recording."
Rudolf Nammensma
Leeuwarder Courant
January, 2008
A l'instar du 36e, qui l'avait vu s'asseoir au clavier, ce 54e volume de la collection "In Flander's Fields" voit s'illustrer avec brio Duijck le créateur autant que Duijck l'interprète. Ses troupes communient à son oeuvre avec une infinie d'âme, qui nous la rend attachante.
(Olivier Vrins, nr. 94 zomer 2008, p. 50)
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