Eric Whitacre - Eternity in an Hour [2CD] | CD

Eric Whitacre – Eternity in an Hour [2CD]

Description

Eric Whitacre presents the album, Eternity in an Hour, a 60-minute work inspired by William Blake's poem, Auguries of Innocence. Eric conducts the work which combines his first love of electronica and synthesizers, with his choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers, strings and piano. This album explores the connection between the opening line "To see a world in a grain of sand" and granular synthesis. Eric even "grainified" the poetry, taking slivers of each line for each movement, where only those words are sung. It is a culmination of Eric's life as a musician. Identifying as a long time "synth nerd," Eric uses the raw, mystical sound of the Lyra-8 synthesizer, alongside a Tasacm 424 tape recorder, whilst playing all the piano parts on his grandmother's 125-year-old piano, the sound of his childhood. The 2-CD set includes Auguries of Innocence – a collection of ambient remixes based on Eternity in an Hour, featuring artists such as IDRA, Jess Gillam, and Elin Piel.

Highlights

• 2-disc set
• 16 tracks

Track Listing

Disc 1
01. I. To See a World
02. II. In a Grain of Sand
03. III. And a Heaven
04. IV. In a Wild Flower
05. V. Hold Infinity
06. VI. In the Palm of Your Hand
07. VII. And Eternity
08. VIII. In an Hour

Disc 2
01. I. And Eternity
02. II. When the Soul Slept
03. III. In Beams of Light
04. IV. Auguries
05. V. Of Innocence
06. VI. William Blake
07. VII. London
08. VIII. 1803 UMG Music Video - 11/20/2026

Format Details

• Label: Decca
• Genre: Classical Crossover
• Format: CD

• Format: CD
• Genre: Classical
• Released: 2026-11-20