Brett Dean's "Bliss" is een meeslepende en indrukwekkende compositie die de grenzen van kamermuziek verzet. Met een speeltijd van 2 uur en 24 minuten biedt dit album een uitgebreid en diepgaand luisterervaring. Dean, een gerenommeerd Australisch componist en violist, brengt in "Bliss" een complex en meeslepend verhaal tot leven, verdeeld over drie akten en verschillende scènes. Het album, uitgebracht op 12 juni 2015 onder het label ABC Classic, is een meesterwerk dat de luisteraar meeneemt door een reeks intense en emotionele momenten.
De muziek van Dean is bekend om zijn expressiviteit en technische vaardigheid, en "Bliss" is geen uitzondering. Het album begint met "Act I, Scene 1, 'Death and Transfiguration'" en voert de luisteraar door een reeks scènes die variëren van dramatisch tot intiem. Deel I bevat onder meer "The Descent into Hell" en "Limbo", terwijl Deel II zich richt op "The Heart-Throb Hotel" met interludes en verschillende cameo's. Het album sluit af met "Act III, Scene 5, 'In Elysium'", een serene en reflecterende afsluiting van dit meeslepende werk.
Dean's composities zijn bekend om hun vermogen om diepgaande emoties en complexe thema's te verkennen, en "Bliss" is geen uitzondering. Met zijn rijke harmonieën, levendige ritmes en indrukwekkende instrumentatie biedt dit album een unieke en onvergetelijke luisterervaring. Of je nu een fan bent van kamermuziek of gewoon op zoek bent naar een meeslepende en indrukwekkende compositie, "Bliss" van Brett Dean is een album dat je zeker wilt beluisteren.
Tracks
Bliss, Act I, Scene 1, "Death and Transfiguration": "Hey, listen you lot, I've something to tell you!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Barry Ryan, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 1, "Death and Transfiguration": "This is a catastrophe"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, Taryn Fiebig, David Corcoran, Barry Ryan, Kanen Breen, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 1, "Death and Transfiguration": Interlude I, "The Descent into Hell"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 2, "Limbo": "Did you see his wife?"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Teresa La Rocca, Jane Parkin, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 2, "Limbo": "Welcome to Hell, Father!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Shane Lowrencev, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 2, "Limbo": "Ah! My wife!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Shane Lowrencev, Merlyn Quaife, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 2, "Limbo": Harry's Vision, "Listen. When it happened I had a vision"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Merlyn Quaife, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 3, "The Joys of Home": "Hey Dad, when are you going back to work?"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Taryn Fiebig, Peter Coleman-Wright, Merlyn Quaife, Kanen Breen, David Corcoran, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 4, "Man about Town": "Bloody hell, Harry!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Barry Ryan, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 4, "Man about Town": Scylla and Charybdis, "Captives, keep your wits about you"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Barry Ryan, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 4, "Man about Town": Interlude II, "An Elephant in the Room"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 4, "Man about Town": "Aldo, my table is taken"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Henry Choo, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 4, "Man about Town": "Mister Joy. Harold Joy. Before we charge you"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Stephen Smith, Shane Lowrencev, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 4, "Man about Town": The Ballad of Little TitchBrett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Stephen Smith, Shane Lowrencev, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act I, Scene 5, "Family Secrets": "I have to know. It has to be done"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Malcolm Ede, Kanen Breen, Merlyn Quaife, David Corcoran, Taryn Fiebig, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Interlude III, "Hotel Room - Awakening"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": "Yes. Is that Conlon Chemicals?"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Home Cameo I, "It's crazy, it's costing the earth"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Kanen Breen, Merlyn Quaife, David Corcoran, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Back at the Hotel I, "Yes! Clunes! You're here!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Henry Choo, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Home Cameo II, "It would be simpler if we just had him committed"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Kanen Breen, Merlyn Quaife, David Corcoran, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Back at the Hotel II, "Yes! Come in!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Home Cameo III, "I know how to do it"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, David Corcoran, Kanen Breen, Merlyn Quaife, Taryn Fiebig, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Back at the Hotel III, "It's not what you think"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Lorina Gore, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Home Cameo IV, "Can you really pay for this?"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, David Corcoran, Kanen Breen, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": Back at the Hotel IV, "Usually I don't feel a thing"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Lorina Gore, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": "Keep very clean"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Lorina Gore, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": "Hey Harry, you swine, you mongrel, you asshole!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Barry Ryan, Peter Coleman-Wright, Malcolm Ede, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act II, "The Heart-Throb Hotel": "Johnny! What the hell is happening?"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 1, "Bedlam": Interlude IV, "Knocking at the Hellgate"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 1, "Bedlam": "Abandon hope, you who enter here"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 1, "Bedlam": "You are all crazy, right out of your tree"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Milijana Nikolic, Barry Ryan, Peter Coleman-Wright, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 1, "Bedlam": "How do you do? Everybody calls me 'Nurse'"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Shane Lowrencev, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 1, "Bedlam": "Look, I won't apologise, so don't punish me"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, Peter Coleman-Wright, Lorina Gore, Milijana Nikolic, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 1, "Bedlam": "I've brought the cash to get you out"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, Milijana Nikolic, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 2, "Dissolution": "Ah, Harry, my Harry"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 2, "Dissolution": "Betty, your work is beautiful"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Merlyn Quaife, Lorina Gore, Kanen Breen, David Corcoran, Taryn Fiebig, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 2, "Dissolution": "They shelter us well, these generous giants"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 3, "Woman about Town": "Ah, Mrs Joy! Another year - How time flies"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Stephen Smith, Merlyn Quaife, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 3, "Woman about Town": "My mother left, he brought me up"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, Stephen Smith, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 3, "Woman about Town": "Scotch. On the rocks"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 3, "Woman about Town": Interlude V, "On the Rocks"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 3, "Woman about Town": "Welcome, all of you, what an excellent turn-out!"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Merlyn Quaife, Kanen Breen, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 4, "Heartbreak House": "So, you took the job?"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Taryn Fiebig, David Corcoran, Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Bliss, Act III, Scene 5, "In Elysium": "At evening mortal memory takes its course"Brett Dean, Amanda Holden, Peter Coleman-Wright, Lorina Gore, Opera Australia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
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