L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S.
Music inspired by the Passion of Christ.
This recently released album was conceived during lockdown and is a collaboration between Belgian, Nicholas Lens and Australian, Nick Cave. It is comprised of 12 litanies each a blend of classical and rock.
Four singers perform with an ensemble consisting of a flute and an alto flute, a clarinet and a bass clarinet, an alto and a tenor saxophone, a bassoon, a French horn, a trumpet, two percussions, harp, piano and strings.
"bewitching and meditative music." says Nathalie Lacube, in her La Croix International article, The Passion of Christ as you've never heard it before.
"The 12 litanies ... are impressive in their minimalism and evocative power....
Each of the 12 invocations begins with a gong, marking the hours of the day or the moments of a lifetime. Times of silence are interspersed to accompany the meditation." Nathalie Lacube.
If you would like to know more, read The Passion of Christ as you've never heard it before February 18, 2021
A CD and double vinyl recording has been produced and distributed by Deutsche Grammophon. Nicholas Lens and Nick Cave are credited as artistic producers (musical directors) of the recording.
L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S.
- Litany of Divine Absence
- Litany of the First Encounter
- Litany of Blooming
- Litany of the Sleeping Dream
- Litany of The Yearning
- Litany of Fragmentation
- Litany of the Forsaken
- Litany of Gathering up
- Litany of Transformation
- Litany of Godly Love
- Litany of The Unnamed
- Litany of Divine Presence
