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- Missy Mazzoli - Salt: One
- Missy Mazzoli - Salt: Two
- Missy Mazzoli - Salt: Three
- Missy Mazzoli - Salt: Four
- Missy Mazzoli - Salt: Five
- John Tavener - Lament for Phaedra (arr. Maya Beiser)
- Meredith Monk - Facing North: No. 8, Hocket (arr. Maya Beiser)
- Christoph Willibald Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (arr. Maya Beiser)
- Clarice Jensen - Salt Air, Salt Earth
- Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento d'Arianna, SV 22: No. 1, Lasciatemi morire (arr. Maya Beiser)
- Yedidya Admon - Shedemati (arr. Maya Beiser)
- Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth (arr. Maya Beiser)
Maya Beiser, cello & electronics
Helga Davis, vocals (1–5)
Odeya Nini, vocals (11)
Date: 2025
Label: Islandia Music Records
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Salt is a boundary-blurring album that unfolds as a sonic ritual, journeying through themes of loss, memory, resistance, and return. Cellist Maya Beiser collaborates with artists like Missy Mazzoli, Meredith Monk, and Helga Davis to create a deeply immersive soundscape. The album blends original compositions with reimagined works by Monteverdi, Purcell, and Gluck, merging Baroque hymns, sacred chants, and contemporary laments. Beiser’s cello becomes a resonant, elemental voice, evoking both ancient echoes and modern urgency. Salt balances beauty with sorrow, uniting past and present in a powerful expression of emotional and historical reckoning.
Cellist Maya Beiser, raised in Israel’s Galilee Mountains by Argentinean and French parents, grew up immersed in diverse religious and musical traditions. Trained in classical repertoire, she has since forged a genre-defying career, performing at top venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, the Barbican, and the Sydney Opera House. Beiser has collaborated with a wide array of prominent composers and artists across disciplines. Her discography includes 14 acclaimed solo albums, and she has contributed to numerous major film scores. A Yale graduate and TED speaker, Beiser is celebrated for her innovative artistry and has received honors including the USA Distinguished Fellowship in Music.
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