Diaries of Hope
Diaries of Hope is inspired by the diaries and poems of Polish children who were victims of the Holocaust.
Preisner's major new five-movement work features Lisa Gerrard in the principal vocal role and treble Archie Buchanan in settings of two chamber songs, with the Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus.
This is the first time that Lisa Gerrard has collaborated with Preisner. She is best known for her collaboration with Brendan Perry in Dead Can Dance and for her vocals on several major film scores.
Preisner Productions will release Diaries of Hope on CD, vinyl and digital in October 2013 to coincide with the World Premiere in Wroclaw, Poland on Tuesday 8th October 2013 and the UK premiere at the Barbican Concert Hall on Saturday 12th October 2013.
To download the complete album from iTunes click here:
A digital single from the album, titled Lament (Radio Edit), is now available to download and stream on all major music download and streaming websites, including iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lament-radio-edit-feat.-lisa/id711372804
This track is currently at #10 in the official airplay chart of Polish Radio:
To listen to Lament (Radio Edit) click on the speaker symbol at the foot of the home page of this website.
To hear Zbigniew Preisner on BBC Radio 3 Music Matters in an interview with Tom Service talking about his film music and Diaries of Hope, please visit:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01h9s2l
The programme is also available as a podcast:
