A song cycle on the poem "Darkness" by Lord Byron.
Performed live at Elebash Recital Hall in New York City on April 10, 2016
lyrics
The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two
Of an enormous city did survive,
And they were enemies: they met beside
The dying embers of an altar-place
Where had been heap'd a mass of holy things
For an unholy usage; they rak'd up,
And shivering scrap'd with their cold skeleton hands
The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath
Blew for a little life, and made a flame
Which was a mockery; then they lifted up
Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld
Each other's aspects—saw, and shriek'd, and died—
Even of their mutual hideousness they died,
Unknowing who he was upon whose brow
Famine had written Fiend.
credits
from GalenBrown.com,
released October 6, 1979
Soprano: Nina Berman
Piano: Steve Beck
supported by 14 fans who also own “Darkness - 5. The crowd was famish'd by degrees”
Anyone experiencing this live must've been the luckiest people on the planet that day. This is simply phenomenal. And hope to see more some day. Thanks Michael and COA for this crazy good production. DancingPlant
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