Thank you Sibelius secundus. Your review has moved an interesting performance of very interesting music into my collection.
The title piece, O'Regan's reprocessing of Machaut's music, reminds me of a wonderful quartet piece by Glenn Buhr which "reconstructs" Beethoven's Op. 132. The performances of Machaut's own music are unlike anything I have heard before , perhaps partly due to the SACD resolution, but clear and refreshing where I have learned to expect black-robed mumblers. The inclusion of Gavin Bryar's Super flumina is a much appreciated bonus -- no, I do NOT like Bryars' "Jesus' Blood Ne'er Failed Me Yet" but I love his quartets.
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