| 词条 | Tarik O'Regan: Threshold of Night | |||||||||
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| name = Tarik O'Regan: Threshold of Night | type = studio | artist = Conspirare | cover = Tarik O'Regan Threshold of Night.jpg | alt = | released = 2008 | recorded = October 2007 at the Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York | venue = | studio = | genre = Classical | length = {{Duration|m=59|s=26}} | label = Harmonia Mundi | producer = Blanton Alspaugh | prev_title = Requiem | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = A Company of Voices | next_year = 2009 }} Tarik O'Regan: Threshold of Night is the third release by the choral group Conspirare and the second recording of the work of Tarik O'Regan. The chorus is accompanied by the Company of Strings and led by musical director Craig Hella Johnson. The album was recorded in October 2007 at the Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York, the second Conspirare release to be recorded at this venue and was released by Harmonia Mundi Records in 2008. The tracks are based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Pablo Neruda, Kathleen Raine and Emily Dickinson. The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard Top Classical Album chart and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. OverviewConspirare began their 2007 season performing the works of British choral composer Tarik O'Regan in their hometown of Austin, Texas. The positive response they received led to this album which was recorded in October 2007 at the Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York.[1] The album's second track, "The Ecstasies Above", is based on the poem "Israfel" by Edgar Allan Poe,[2] in it the chorus is accompanied by a string quartet, The Company of Strings.[3] The title track, "Threshold of Night", is based on the poetry of Kathleen Raine.[1] The track "Care Charminge Sleepe", which was written by O'Regan while he was getting his Master of Philosophy degree at Corpus Christi College,[4] is based on a scene from Valentinian by Elizabethan playwright John Fletcher.[2] The album caught the attention of film producer Jerry Bruckheimer who has expressed interest in O'Regan working with him on future film projects.[5] It received two Grammy nominations for Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance.[6] Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[3] |- | rev2=The Star-Ledger | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|4}}[2] }} Bradley Bambarger of The Star-Ledger ranked Tarik O'Regan: Threshold of Night number one on his top-ten list of favorite classical albums of 2008. He writes that the selections "vibrate with luminous melodies and ravishing, unsuspected textures".[7] Also in The Star-Ledger, Anthony Venutolo writes that the chorus "finds the musical soul of the words in a way a simple reading never could".[2] Stephen Eddins of Allmusic said the album "establishes a direct emotional connection that's hard to resist" and that the "sense of musical architecture is a key part of the success of [the] work" and that the recording is "clean and vibrant, with just enough resonance".[3] Track listingAll compositions by Tarik O'Regan
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References1. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2007-12-28/575371/|title=Culture Flash!|last=Faires|first=Robert|date=28 December 2007|work=The Austin Chronicle|accessdate=2 February 2011}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/tis_the_season_for_choral_musi.html|title='Tis the season for choral music|last=Venutolo|first=Anthony|date=1 December 2008|work=The Star-Ledger|accessdate=2 February 2011}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tarik-oregan-threshold-of-night-w177188/review|title=Review: Tarik O'Regan: Threshold of Night|last=Eddins|first=Stephen|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2 February 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/article/default.aspx?objid=55993|title=Cambridge at the Grammys|date=2 February 2009|publisher=University of Cambridge|accessdate=2 February 2011}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5683301.ece|title=Pirates producer finds berth for British composer|last=Harlow|first=John|date=8 February 2009|work=The Times|accessdate=2 February 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#30|title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards|work=Grammy Award|publisher=Grammy Awards|accessdate=2 February 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220105729/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx#30|archivedate=20 December 2010|df=}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/the_best_discs_shine_on_in_har.html|title=The best discs shine on in hard times|last=Bambarger|first=Bradley|date=30 December 2008|work=The Star-Ledger|accessdate=2 February 2011}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://thresholdofnight.com/images/press/Billboard.pdf|title=Top Classical Albums|date=27 September 2008|work=Billboard|accessdate=2 February 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831035553/http://thresholdofnight.com/images/press/Billboard.pdf|archivedate=31 August 2011|df=}} 5 : 2008 classical albums|Conspirare albums|Tarik O'Regan albums|Harmonia Mundi albums|Choral music |
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