Credits:

Boerema, Hayo

Description:

New Zealand-born composer Ross Harris has attracted attention for his many unique works and has contributed to the country's musical development for more than 30 years, teaching at the University of Victoria's Wellington Music Department. All of his symphonies are known for their strong messages, and this Symphony No. 6, entitled "The Last Letter," also effectively uses four poems by Vincent O'Sullivan, one of New Zealand's most famous poets. It is a meditative and beautiful piece of music that blends death, despair, and solace through music. Faith," which depicts the trauma of a soldier wounded in the face during World War I, uses a poem, also by Vincent O'Sullivan, as its text. The music, which oscillates between tonality and atonality, sings even more strongly of personal grief. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~I. Last Letter Home
2.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~Interlude I
3.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~II. Mother I Asked You
4.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~Interlude II
5.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~III. This Word I Carry With You
6.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~Interlude III
7.Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter'~IV. Listen As I Tell You
8.Face~Blessed Be the Features I
9.Face~It Is the Same Line of Trees
10.Face~The Words One Hears in Silence - and How Do I Look My Best?
11.Face~Blessed Be the Features II
12.Face~They'll Want to Talk About Home
13.Face~The Jawline
14.Face~How Do I Look My Best?
15.Face~It's the Constant Thing
16.Face~Blessed Be the Features III
17.Face~I Remember Your Hands
18.Face~This Morning Is All That Matters
19.Face~That Last Enchanting Summer