David Allen in New York Times on Grá agus Bás

Donnacha Dennehy’s mighty cantata “Gra Agus Bas” (2007), a haunting work of Gaelic folk incantations vocalized by Iarla O Lionaird over a seething, lung-constrictingly tense orchestral fabric. Softly evocative at times, it expands to a deafening roar at a climax of fiery death. Lock me anywhere with that piece, any time.