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Discussion: The Phoenix Rising - Stile Antico

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Post by Wilhelm—Xu Zhong-Rui December 6, 2013 (1 of 2)
To bring awareness to this recent, August 2013, release—not least as 'stocking filler' for the fast approaching Christmas :)

In addition to the positive onsite review, by John Miller (Geohominid), my local paper's William Dart (who's long held my respect and have alerted me to many classical titles [new and old, SA-CDs and RBCDs]) wrote highly of it too :
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10913759


And if I'm ever to 'review' I'd always wanted to do so in a prose style, humour and appreciation equal to WD.



Incidentally, the album title led me to recall this :
From bitter searching of the heart,
Quickened with passion and with pain
We rise to play a greater part.

This is the faith from which we start :
Men shall know commonwealth again
From bitter searching of the heart.

We loved the easy and the smart,
But now, with keener hand and brain,
We rise to play a greater part.

The lesser loyalties depart,
And neither race nor creed remain
From bitter searching of the heart.

Not steering by the venal chart
That tricked the mass for private gain,
We rise to play a greater part.

Reshaping narrow law and art
Whose symbols are the millions slain,
From bitter searching of the heart
We rise to play a greater part.
— F. R. Scott
A Villanelle for Our Time

Post by Wilhelm—Xu Zhong-Rui April 22, 2014 (2 of 2)
Joseph Ponessa said:

I think you are a poet, and your style reminds me of that of Ezra Pound. SACD should bring out the poet in each of us.

Thanks Joseph,
you're very kind to so in /showthread/118426//y?page=first :)

I especially re-read, above, F. R. Scott's poem...


Won't try to write much of what I've in mind to say ; little instalments is...


Currently, this album and Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral are the only 2 I'd made time to add for my Recommendations ; yes, somewhat stylised—yet accurate summ...

Some time, some other day, I'll make the effort to add more into that list ; made easier by first checking William Dart's past SA-CDs reviews, sifting his archive at :
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/william-dart/news/headlines.cfm?a_id=185


Promise to continue additional thoughts tomorrow.

Best wishes,
Will

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