Ymddiddan Athur a'r Eryr
Musical duo BRAGOD Mary-Anne Roberts and Robert Evans reveal a sound-world rich in acoustic phenomena, unlike any suggested by classical or folk music. They dance the formal binary structures of this ritual music which contrasts fixed and movable notes.
Medieval poetry and string music - the universe made audible.
BIRDS is a sung performance of The Seagull and The Woodland Mass, two well-known poems from the golden age of Welsh poetry, followed by Arthur’s Talk with the Eagle, a short, comic drama in verse, all from 14th century sources. The crwth accompanies the singing, with audacious music drawn from Robert ap Huw’s manuscript of 1613 - played on the Crwth.
‘They are, it seems, as transfixed by the sound as I was when I first heard this extraordinary music.’ Verity Sharpe, BBC Music Magazine
11 сен 2024