The composer and pianist Livia Teodorescu-Ciocanea, born in Galati, eastern Romania, in 1959, brings together ancient and modern in her music: echoes of the modal sounds of Romanian folk-music blend with an openness to timbre to generate a palette of colours that is both contemporary and ageless. All three works here use the voice – solo and in chorus – to touch on aspects of the human condition, suggesting both drama and ritual.

Tracklist:

1. Isolement: Cantata for Two Sopranos and Orchestra, Op. 80
2. Bunavestire (The Annunciation): Cantata for Bass, Soprano, Four Horns and String Orchestra, Op. 23-I. Piet
3. Bunavestire (The Annunciation): Cantata for Bass, Soprano, Four Horns and String Orchestra, Op. 23-II. the Annunciation
4. Poppy Fields: Oratorio for Baritone, Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano, Mixed Choir and Full Orchestra in Memory of the Victims of the First
5. Poppy Fields: Oratorio for Baritone, Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano, Mixed Choir and Full Orchestra in Memory of the Victims of the First
6. Poppy Fields: Oratorio for Baritone, Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano, Mixed Choir and Full Orchestra in Memory of the Victims of the First

UPC: 5060113447906
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 3.20.26
Format: CD