An Angel on the Bridge

by Lindsay Cooper

An Angel on the Bridge cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Impetus Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 38:30
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Former Henry Cow bassoonist Lindsay Cooper constructs an intricate, enigmatic modern classical suite with 'An Angel on the Bridge'. The completely acoustic arrangements utilize chamber music instrumentation to craft a mysterious, post-minimalist soundscape marked by rigorous compositional discipline.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, chamber, strings, melodic, intricate, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. The Hanging Garden (5:32)
  2. An Angel On The Bridge (2:34)
  3. Suburban Tango (3:54)
  4. Fin de Siecle (4:02)
  5. Savannah (4:47)
  6. The Bush Photographer (4:38)
  7. A Small Town In Germany (4:52)
  8. Botticelli (2:21)
  9. Wiegenlied (5:46)

Credits

  • Louise Johnson - harp
  • Michael Askill - percussion
  • Cathy Marsh - voice

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