“Sacred Physic” is a dramatic madrigal after Shakespeare, telling the story of King Pericles and Marina. Together with the other works on this album it demonstrates Julia Usher’s individual and highly skilled writing. A top rank list of performers helps to make this one of the most popular of the contemporary music albums from Metier.
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Julia Usher:
- Sacred Physic – I. Lament I (1:48)
- Sacred Physic – II. History 2 (2:13)
- Sacred Physic – III. Lament 2 (2:44)
- Sacred Physic – IV. Arioso (2:56)
- Sacred Physic – V. Recitative (1:08)
- Sacred Physic – VI. Salutation (1:28)
- Sacred Physic – VII. Aria con Obbligato (1:58)
- Sacred Physic – VIII. Intermezzo (1:19)
- Sacred Physic – IX. Dramatic Quartet (2:31)
- Sacred Physic – X. Trio and Close (3:02)
- A Reed in the Wind – I. Mistral (2:07)
- A Reed in the Wind – II. Sirocco (2:12)
- A Reed in the Wind – III. Zephirus (1:55)
- A Reed in the Wind – IV. Bora (2:29)
- A Reed in the Wind – V. Khamsin (3:30)
- A Reed in the Wind – VI. Harmattan (2:15)
- Before Light Ends (6:00)
- Le Isole della Laguna – I. Torcello (6:51)
- Le Isole della Laguna – II. Merletti di Burano (3:17)
- Le Isole della Laguna – III. San Francesco del Deserto (6:30)
- What is the Price of Experience (6:35)
- Invocation: Poor Naked Wretches (3:55)
Sacred Physic – I. Lament I (1:48)
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- 01 Sacred Physic – I. Lament I (1:48)
- 02 Sacred Physic – II. History 2 (2:13)
- 03 Sacred Physic – III. Lament 2 (2:44)
- 04 Sacred Physic – IV. Arioso (2:56)
- 05 Sacred Physic – V. Recitative (1:08)
- 06 Sacred Physic – VI. Salutation (1:28)
- 07 Sacred Physic – VII. Aria con Obbligato (1:58)
- 08 Sacred Physic – VIII. Intermezzo (1:19)
- 09 Sacred Physic – IX. Dramatic Quartet (2:31)
- 10 Sacred Physic – X. Trio and Close (3:02)
- 11 A Reed in the Wind – I. Mistral (2:07)
- 12 A Reed in the Wind – II. Sirocco (2:12)
- 13 A Reed in the Wind – III. Zephirus (1:55)
- 14 A Reed in the Wind – IV. Bora (2:29)
- 15 A Reed in the Wind – V. Khamsin (3:30)
- 16 A Reed in the Wind – VI. Harmattan (2:15)
- 17 Before Light Ends (6:00)
- 18 Le Isole della Laguna – I. Torcello (6:51)
- 19 Le Isole della Laguna – II. Merletti di Burano (3:17)
- 20 Le Isole della Laguna – III. San Francesco del Deserto (6:30)
- 21 What is the Price of Experience (6:35)
- 22 Invocation: Poor Naked Wretches (3:55)













