"Transcendent With Awesome Majesty". John Tavener wrote these words above the opening cello notes of The Protecting Veil, immediately communicating the scale of this universal, timeless, structurally perfect and emotionally powerful work. In the composer's words "The cello represents The Mother of God and never stops singing". Indeed, the cello sings without stopping for the entire 46 minutes of the piece, requiring huge mental and physical stamina. Matthew Barley leads Sinfonietta Riga in this exploration of Tavener's musical works and inspirations, interspersing performances with readings of WB Yeats and Frithjof Schuon by renowned actors Julie Christie and Olwyn FouÃ©rÃ©. The influence Tavener drew from Indian music in The Protecting Veil is also explored further in Barley's performance with tabla player Sukhvinder 'Pinky' Singh in The Song of Separation and Waiting by Pandit Sultan Khan. Matthew Barley is known internationally as a cellist, improviser, arranger, music animateur, and as Artistic Director of Between The Notes. His musical world is focused on projects that connect people in different ways, blurring the boundaries that never really existed between genres and people.

Tracklist:

He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven
The Protecting Veil: I. The Protecting Veil
The Protecting Veil: II. The Nativity Of The Mother Of God
The Protecting Veil: III. Annunciation
The Protecting Veil: IV. The Incarnation
The Protecting Veil: V. The Lament Of The Mother Of God At The Cross
The Protecting Veil: VI. The Resurrection
The Protecting Veil: VII. The Dormition
The Protecting Veil: VIII. The Protecting Veil
The Mother Of God
Mother And Child
World Wheel XXVII: ‘i Heard The Gypsy’s Violin Play’
The Song Of Separation And Waiting

UPC: 635212058527
Label: Signum Classics
Release Date: 6.14.19
Format: CD

MATTHEW BARLEY - Protecting Veil (CD)