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Memory Takes My Hand
Classical · 2008 · 28 tracks · 1h 11m

Memory Takes My Hand

Craig Armstrong

A sprawling collection of modern classical works. From an eighteen-minute violin concerto to sixty-second snapshots of the Scottish Highlands.

June 9, 2008 · Virgin Classics

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A deeply patient and reverent exploration of memory, place, and the passage of time through pure orchestral color.

Tracklist · 28 Tracks · 1h 11m
01
Immer (Violin Concerto No.1)
18:18
02
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Knoydart
1:11
03
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Sionascaig
1:17
04
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Sound of Jura
1:35
05
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Bauchaille Etive Mor
1:13
06
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Rassay
1:13
07
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Govan
1:14
08
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Kirkwall
1:18
09
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Crimond
1:14
10
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Quiriang
1:20
11
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Rackwick Bay
1:18
12
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Edinburgh
1:17
13
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Cape Wrath
1:12
14
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Glasgow
1:08
15
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Rannoch Moor
1:02
16
One Minute, 15 pieces for orchestra - Perth
1:11
17
Memory Takes My Hand - Us
2:27
18
Memory Takes My Hand - World
4:10
19
Memory Takes My Hand - Age (Once)
2:50
20
Memory Takes My Hand - Taittirya Uphanisad
3:26
21
Memory Takes My Hand - Recovering
3:38
22
Memory Takes My Hand - One Day
2:18
23
Memory Takes My Hand - North
2:00
24
Memory Takes My Hand - Glasgow
1:59
25
Memory Takes My Hand - As We Loved
1:43
26
Memory Takes My Hand - Risen
2:36
27
Memory Takes My Hand - The World Shall Turn
2:25
28
Memory Takes My Hand - Many
5:02
Moments Worth Listening For
The sustained, aching violin lines in 'Immer' that seem to stretch time beyond its breaking point.
The rapid-fire succession of the 'One Minute' pieces, where a whole landscape is conjured and dissolved in sixty seconds.
The haunting entry of the choir during 'Taittirya Uphanisad' that grounds the orchestral swell in something ancient.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Memory Takes My Hand sound next to the rest of Craig Armstrong's catalogue?

Nostalgia+3.0σ

The writing leans far further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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