Introducing Golden Fire, a recording of three works of sublime listening pleasure. The music is melodically ravishing, rhythmically captivating, and expressively profound. Timothy Sullivan, best known as a composer of opera (Florence: The Lady with the Lamp) and ballet (entre-deux), presents a premiere recording of three new works: A Magic Casement, a song cycle about the fanciful world of faeries for two voices and two pianos; Two Pianos, a rhythmically captivating score which toured North America with the Dance Theatre of Harlem; and A Soft and Golden Fire, with the poetry of James Joyce bathed in the Celtic atmosphere of flute, voice and harp.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:

« If you are susceptible to song settings by Britten, Geoffrey Bush and to the music of Michael Nyman, then these thoughtful, beautifully conceived and executed works will gladden the heart. »

– Rob Barnett, British Music Society Newsletter

« On this CD, Sullivan shows himself in possession of a magical and chameleon-like approach to musical composition, dancing between experimental abstraction and haunting melody. »

– Nisha Mohammed, Gadfly Magazine

« It’s sensual music that’s intriguing and easily draws you in. I enjoyed all of it…Four Stars. »

– Rick Phillips, Sound Advice, CBC Radio Two

« Golden Fire…is a disc of supernatural delights…a fine disc to while away a dreamy afternoon. »

– Dianne Wells, Wholenote Magazine

« …alluring lyricism…an intricate tapestry of voice and instruments… »

« …brief, enchanting vistas on a dreamland awash in warm tonality… »

« …the disc offers unadulterated listening pleasure… »

Excerpts from the review in Opus Magazine, fall 2002

1-12. A Magic Casement

13-22. Two Pianos

23-26. A Soft and Golden Fire