The Lost Birds
2022 studio album by Christopher Tin
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The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy is the fourth studio album by the American composer Christopher Tin. The music was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Voces8.
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| Released | 30 September 2022 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road; Voces8 Centre | |||
| Label | Decca Classics | |||
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The album of twelve movements, ten of which use texts by poets Emily Dickinson, Sara Teasdale, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Cristina Rossetti, along with two purely instrumental tracks.[1] Unlike Tin's previous works, all movements of the piece are sung in English.[2][time needed] The album is a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind and a celebration of their beauty, while also presenting a warning about humanity's own tenuous existence on the planet.[1]
It was nominated for the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| BBC Music Magazine | [5] |
| Choir & Organ | [6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics adapted from poem(s) by[1] | Length |
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| 1. | "Flocks a Mile Wide" | 5:16 | |
| 2. | "The Saddest Noise" (featuring Voces8) | Emily Dickinson | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Bird Raptures" (featuring Voces8) | Christina Rossetti | 4:46 |
| 4. | "A Hundred Thousand Birds" (featuring Voces8) | Christina Rossetti | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Wild Swans" (featuring Voces8) | Edna St. Vincent Millay | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Intermezzo" | 1:58 | |
| 7. | "Thus in the Winter" (featuring Voces8) | Edna St. Vincent Millay | 3:56 |
| 8. | "There Will Come Soft Rains" (featuring Voces8) | Sara Teasdale | 5:25 |
| 9. | "All That Could Never Be Said" (featuring Voces8) | Sara Teasdale | 2:22 |
| 10. | "I Shall Not See the Shadows" (featuring Voces8) | Christina Rossetti and Emily Dickinson | 4:07 |
| 11. | "In the End" (featuring Voces8) | Sara Teasdale | 1:35 |
| 12. | "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (featuring Voces8) | Emily Dickinson | 4:46 |
Charts
The Lost Birds débuted on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart at rank 2 for the week of October 15, 2022.[7]
