Drinking the Stars, by John McLachlan

Drinking the Stars

by John McLachlan

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Limited edition 6 panel fold-out eco pack sleeve including a 16 page booklet with extensive liner notes and images by McLachlan. Images by visual artist Joanna Kidney also feature throughout.

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	1.	Nuance 08:48
	2.	Grand Action 05:38
	3.	December (Winter Music) 04:54
	4.	Nine - I. Arpa 00:43
	5.	Nine - II. Scala 01:01
	6.	Nine - III. Ananda 01:35
	7.	Nine - IV. Kimata 01:25
	8.	Nine - V. Nebula 01:18
	9.	Nine - VI. Aurea 03:13
	10.	Nine - VII. Maya 02:22
	11.	Nine - VIII. Hikka 01:08
	12.	Nine - IX. Fretta 01:24
	13.	January (Winter Music) 05:07
	14.	fail ceoil 24:27
	15.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - I. Fanfaron 01:16
	16.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - II. Sazanami 01:33
	17.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - III. Interse 01:06
	18.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - IV. Zebra 02:47
	19.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - V. Nimbus 02:14
	20.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - VI. Cairn 01:33
	21.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - VII. Aria 00:37
	22.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - VIII. Zerkalo 01:56
	23.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - IX. Comma 01:07
	24.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - X. Narita 01:31
	25.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XI. Celesta 05:04
	26.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XII. Bla 01:19
	27.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XIII. Streel 01:34
	28.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XIV. Iwa 01:42
	29.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XV. Chikara 01:29
	30.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XVI. Virelai 02:18
	31.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XVII. Kengo 01:41
	32.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XVIII. Ague 01:58
	33.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XIX. Suna 01:18
	34.	Stone Bell and Sandwave - XX. Vita 02:24
	35.	Ockham's Razor 06:43
	36.	X 05:07
	37.	November (Winter Music) 05:27
	38.	Drinking the Stars 05:47

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Digital Album with 16 page pdf book featuring liner notes and images by John McLachlan alongside images by visual artist Joanna Kidney.

Mary Dullea plays the solo piano music of John McLachlan on a new double CD entitled Drinking the Stars. Spanning his output from the 1990s to today, it showcases his compositional style and how it evolves over that time. The music ranges across splinteringly direct virtuosity, sinewy counterpoint, rich chordal meditation and much else besides; yet we hear unity in the artistic voice. The interplay of sets of terse miniatures, medium sized meditations, and lengthier immersive pieces gives a layered feeling when listened through as a programme. The selection of pieces includes nearly all of McLachlan’s piano compositions intended for the concert stage (as distinct from his pedagogical works).

Mary Dullea’s superb range of tone and mastery of timing are captured clearly and cleanly by Chris Corrigan’s expert engineering, in recordings made in Belfast and Kilkenny. This CD makes it possible to hear many works that have been heard only in live concerts before, by many pianists, scattered across many countries and years, and it is a great place to get an overview of this composer’s musical landscape.

The release features detailed liner notes and images by McLachlan alongside images by renowned visual artist Joanna Kidney. The project was supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealíon.

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A limited edition double CD version of Drinking The Stars with a 6 panel fold-out eco pack sleeve and a 16 page booklet with extensive liner notes and images by McLachlan alongside images by visual artist Joanna Kidney is available from www.farpointrecordings.com

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released June 29, 2023

All pieces recorded at the Harty Room, Queens University, Belfast between 13th -15th April 2022 except for Nine, recorded at Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Co. Kilkenny, 4th August 2014.

Engineer and producer: Chris Corrigan
The recording for Nine appears under licence from Divine Art Recordings Group, and was originally released on Metier MSV 28549
Graphic Design by Illuminate Studio

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