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World première recordings of works by John Tavener, Arvo Pärt, Valentin Silvestrov and Alexander Knaifel sit alongside pieces by Henryk Górecki and John Cage on the first recording from a new Irish label operated by noted concert promoters Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS). All of these very popular contemporary composers have in various ways been deeply influenced by profound spiritual, religious or cultural encounters, and the disc celebrates them in a moving, magical programme. A Place Between intersperses - to wonderful effect - beautiful works for string quartet (Silvestrov's meditative Ikon, Tavener's deeply moving Ikon of Joy/Sorrow, Pärt's reflective Da Pacem Domine) with two solo piano works (Pärt's uplifting Hymn to a Great City, and Cage’s melodic and expressive In a Landscape). Górecki's memorial for Michael Vyner, Good Night and Knaifel’s mystical O Heavenly King both feature the haunting voice of soprano Patricia Rozario. Silvestrov's 25.X.1893 lullaby is a melancholic and lyrical piece for violin and piano.

Erica Stroud-Jones, spécialiste des maladies tropicales, doit présenter les résultats de ses travaux lors d'une conférence aux Pays-Bas : une découverte qui pourrait révolutionner la lutte contre la malaria. Mais à la veille de son intervention, elle disparaît, et son ordinateur portable avec elle. Max Carver, son petit ami, un ancien garde-côte, part à sa recherche dans la nuit d'Amsterdam.
~~" Les maladies qui tuent dix millions de pauvres par an ne m'intéressent pas, déclara le directeur de la compagnie. Trouve-moi un truc qui tue dix mille riches par an et on en reparle. "

In Search Of The Miraculous is a 2013 compilation of post-modern and contemporary classical music. This was released by the Louth Contemporary Music Society.