DUIJCK: El Camino del Alma - In Flanders Fields Vol. 54
Label: Phaedra
Format: CD
Categories: Vocal Music
Classical Periods: 20th Century
Composers: Johan Duijck
Directors: Johan Duijck
Performers: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Flemish Radio Choir, Gents Madrigaalkoor, Hans Ryckelynck, Hilde Coppé, Ignace Michiels, Noëlle Schepens
Available: 2
Price: $16.99
Johan Duijck (1954-)
Alma de la Música, op.16 (1996)
(The soul of music) Text: Fray Luis de León ~1578
for Soprano solo, Choir and Orchestra
Cantar del Alma, op.24 (2004)
(Song of the soul) Text: San Juan de la Cruz
for Contralto solo, Choir and Piano
Alma, búscate en Mí, op.25 (2005)
(O soul, seek yourself in me) Text: Santa Teresa de Ávila
for mixed Choir and Organ
Hilde Coppé, soprano (1-11)
Noëlle Schepens, alto (12-16)
Ignace Michiels, organ (17-20)
Hans Ryckelynck, piano (12-16)
Gents Madrigaalkoor (1-11) & (17-20)
Flemish Radio Choir (1-11,12-16)
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense (1-11)
Conductor: Johan Duijck
Johan Duijck (°1954) is active as a choir director, pianist, teacher and composer, principally throughout Great-Britain (Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields), Flanders (Flemish Radio Choir) and Spain. He is the Director of the Academy for choir-conducting at the "Euskalleriko Abesbatzen Elkartea' - Barcelona.
He was trained by Peter Cabus (composition), Robert Steyaert (piano) and László Heltay (choir-conducting) His classical training and his affinity with language and literature have certainly contributed to the richness of his compositions.
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma de la Música, op.16 (1996) | |||
| 1 | El aire se serena | 7:22 | |
| 2 | Y como se conoce | 2:29 | |
| 3 | el oro desconoce | 3:28 | |
| 4 | Traspasa el aire todo | 3:48 | |
| 5 | Ve cómo el gran masetro | 2:11 |  |
| 6 | Y como está compuesta | 4:48 | |
| 7 | Aquí la alma navega | 4:00 | |
| 8 | A questa bein os llamo | 2:19 | |
| 9 | amigos, quien amo | 3:46 | |
| 10 | que todo la demás es triste lloro | 3:47 | |
| 11 | !Oh! suene de contino | 2:39 | |
| Cantar del Alma, op.24 (2004) | |||
| 12 | Que bien sé yo la fonte que mana y corre | 7:41 | |
| 13 | Su claridad nunca es oscurecida | 2:34 | |
| 14 | Sé ser tan caudalosos sus corrientes | 3:09 | |
| 15 | Aquesta eterna fonte está escondida | 3:22 | |
| 16 | Aquesta eviva fuente que deseo | 3:07 | |
| 17 | Alma, buscarte has en M, | 3:15 | |
| 18 | Que Yo Sé que te hallaras | 2:19 | |
| 19 | Porque tú eres mi aposento | 1:13 | |
| 20 | Alma... | 2:53 | |
"Powerful and striking music, intriguing both vocally and instrumentally: such is the triptych _The Way of the Soul_ (El camino del alma) by the contemporary composer Johan Duijck, who lives and works in Belgium. The texts, by mystical poets from the Spanish Renaissance, have inspired this composer and conductor to searing music, in which overwhelming climaxes alternate with intimate moments of reflection. Powerful wave-like passages, little ripples on the surface, a piano that appears suddenly, a generous vocal solo, Duijck keeps surprising the listener. His style is distilled from Pärt, Tavener, Britten and other illustrious predecessors. But Duijck¹s own individuality suffices to justify the existence of these majestic works. The performance, made at three venues and conducted by Duijck himself, by Flemish musicians, including the Flemish Radio Choir and the Ghent Madrigal Choir, is rock-solid, as is the recording."
Rudolf Nammensma Leeuwarder Courant January, 2008