PETER HAMMILL
PETER HAMMILL
"THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER"
Hammill / Smith
This CD, based on the tale written by Edgar Allan Poe, is a re-recording and remix of the opera released in 1991 based on a libretto by Chris Judge Smith,, which at the time was mostly unnoticed by the wider audience, whereas it was exaggerately praised or condemned a minority of both enthusiastic supporters and detractors alike. This new version has suppressed percussion, while at the same time radically changing instrumentation and vocals, so that the work has improved in intensity and sound, in such a way that the atmosphere of the terrifying universe created by Poe acquires a depth and a new dimensional sense through the music, resulting into a more impressive, disquieting work of art, with bleak and even dreadful touches, creating a dark, sinister atmosphere which transmits Poe's spirit to the listener in all its essence and inner strength. The album is presented in a luxurious format, including a libretto with the complete lyrics on a very adequate graphic design. The vocals by Peter Hammill in the role of Roderick Usher, as well as the performance of the artists accompanying him, make of this CD a unique work which no doubt will interest the lovers of current opera as well as the new musical forms of expression in our age.
MONTSE ANDREU
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