David Lang composed Love Fail in 2012 for the vocal quartet Anonymous 4; the work was conceived as a rumination on the timelessness of love, weaving together details from the story of Tristan and Isolde with more modern sources. This newly expanded choral arrangement, performed by the renowned Lorelei Ensemble and conducted by Beth Willer, adds haunting texture and power, as well as a more fully rounded sound, to Lang's austere original. Praised for their "impeccable musicality and pure-voiced precision" by the Boston Globe after the 2016 premiere of this version for women's chorus, Lorelei brings that same unmatched skill to the recording. From the hypnotic layers of the opening "he was and she was" to the almost devoutly meditative mood of "Head, Heart," there's an immediate sense of having captured an entirely new way of experiencing one of Lang's most soulful and mysterious works.

Tracklist:

Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): I. He Was And She Was
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): Break No. 1 "Three Years"
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): II. Dureth
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): III. A Different Man
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): IV. The Wood And The Vine
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): V. Right And Wrong
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): VI. You Will Love Me
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): VII. Forbidden Subjects
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): VIII. As Love Grows Stronger
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): Break No. 2 "Instrumental"
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): IX. The Outing
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): X. I Live In Pain
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): XI. Head, Heart
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): Break No. 3 "If I Have To Drown"
Love Fail (Version For Women's Chorus): XII. Mild, Light

UPC: 713746315825
Label: Cantaloupe
Release Date: 7.3.20
Format: CD

Lang / Lorelei Ensemble / Willer - Love Fail (CD)