Spiritus is a collection of four pieces taken from Andrew Keeling's recorded classical output. Stretching from 1993 to 2006, it demonstrates Keeling's lyrical bias: something explored in the recent albums by his alt-rock band Otherworld and subsequently developed in such works as the opera, Get Weaving (2016) commissioned by the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, and Coniunctio (2015) commissioned by pianist Clare Hammond. On the present disc the Piano Trio, Unquiet Earth conveys the atmosphere of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights while O Ignis Spiritus - here performed by the Hilliard Ensemble - are settings of Hildegard of Bingen, Blake and Wordsworth chosen for their close connection between spirit and nature. The Piano Quartet Reclaiming Eros is a key work for its intense energy combined with a direct melodic warmth contrasted with the six short pieces for piano, Blue Dawn, which may be regarded as an essay in static textures.

Tracks

 01 Unquiet Earth i) Alla Fantasia
 02 Unquiet Earth ii) Alla Danza

 03 O Ignis Spiritus

 04 Piano Quartet

 05 Blue Dawn i) Caella
 06 Blue Dawn ii) The House of Eros
 07 Blue Dawn iii) Kindertotenlied
 08 Blue Dawn iv) Mana
 09 Blue Dawn v) Hymn Blue Dawn
 10 Blue Dawn vi) Forget me Not