Henry Cowell “Three Irish Legends“ (1922)

Vasilisa Bogorodskaya (piano) Concert hall of the V. I. Vernadsky State Geological Museum Moscow January 19, 2023 I. «The Tides of Manaunaun» 03:47 “Manaunaun was the god of motion, and long before the creation, he sent forth tremendous tides, which swept to and fro through the universe, and rhythmically moved the particles and materials of which the gods were later to make the suns and worlds“. II. «The Hero Sun» 06:40 “The gods created all the suns and sent them out of space. But these suns, instead of lighting the universe, congregated closely together, enjoying each others society, and the universe was in darkness. Then one of the gods told the suns of a place where people were living in misery on account of the lack of light, and a strong young sun rose and hurled himself out into the darkness, until he came to this place, which was our earth; and the Hero Sun who sacrificed the companionship of the other suns to light the earth is our Sun“. III. «The Voice of Lir» 09:21 “Lir of the half tongue was the father of the gods, and of the universe. When he gave the orders for creation, the gods who executed his commands understood but half he said, owning to his having only half a tongue; with the result that for everything that has been created there is an unexpressed and concealed counterpart, which is the other half of Lir’s plan of creation“. Генри Коуэлл «Три ирландские легенды» (1922) Василиса Богородская (фортепиано) Концертный зал Государственного геологического музея им. В. И. Вернадского Москва 19 января 2023