Irish Chamber Orchestra
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Special offer. Barry: Alice's Adventures Under Ground
Irish National Opera, Claudia Boyle (soprano), Gavan Ring (tenor), Peter Tantsits (tenor), Stephen Richardson (bass-baritone), Alan Ewing (bass-baritone), Clare Presland (mezzo-soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Irish Chamber Orchestra, André de Ridder
The variety of styles presented in this short, single-act opera is mind-boggling... In another setting, under another composer, all this might seem bizarre, but such musical references are so... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Concertino for Clarinet, Grand Duo Concertant & Der Freischütz Overture
Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Denis Kozhukin (piano), Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann makes an impassioned plea in the CD booklet on behalf of Weber and the highly charged drama of his music. It’s that dramatic tension which he conveys so vividly in these very personal... —
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Special offer. Invitation: Mozart, Mendelssohn & Schumann
Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Irish Chamber Orchestra
The most satisfying playing comes when the entire ensemble unites for an effective and joyous reading of Schumann's protosymphonic Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Op. 52. Jörg Widmann addresses... —
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Be All Merry
RecommendedThe Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Desmond Earley
No fewer than half the choir’s two-dozen members step out for solos, revealing the in-depth quality of Earley’s singers. The glowing tonal blend that he elicits is a constant pleasure, and there’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th November 2020
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The Bells Of St. Genevieve and other Baroque Delights
English Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Malcolm Proud (harpsichord), New Irish Chamber Orchestra, James Galway (flute), Vladimir Spivakov (violin), Moscow Virtuosi, Melvyn Tan (harpsichord), The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Samuel Magad (violin), Adolph Herseth...
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Meditations
James Galway (flute), Munich Radio Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, I Solisti Veneti, New Irish Chamber Orchestra, Malcolm Proud (harpsichord), National Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Marisa Robles (harp), London Symphony Orchestra, Phillip...
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 'Scottish' & Widmann: 180 Beats per minute, Fantasie
Irish Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Widmann
On paper, the programme planning seems incongruous, since there appears to be no obvious stylistic connection between the two composers. Yet in practice, the contrasts work surprisingly well... —
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