Leith
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The album brings together ten, seemingly disparate composers between whom Shibe traces a journey that’s as unsettling as it is exquisite and profoundly searching, steeped in a kind of weightless... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Héloïse Werner (soprano), Amy Harman (bassoon), Lawrence Power (violin, viola), Calum Huggan (percussion), Colin Alexander (cello), Laura Snowden (guitar), Daniel Shao (flute)
Werner’s voice flits between natural directness and operatic expression...Most of these pieces rely on clear interplay between soprano and instrumentalist, brilliantly done yet sometimes with... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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The Ruisis unify the programme with gorgeous, historically informed playing – delicately shaded and minimally vibrated, yet warm and welcoming. The new commission, Oliver Leith’s Big House,... —
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Prepare to be dazzled, or dazed. Zubin Kanga’s take on the future of the piano may be an acquired taste; fascinating developments in technology proffer some entertaining results, and while there’s... —
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The digitised sheen to 12 Ensemble’s conductorless string sound works well for the more recent works, but I miss raw and gritty emotion in the Strauss. —
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Oliver Leith: good day good day bad day bad day
George Barton (percussion), Siwan Rhys (piano/keyboards)
There are moments of unexpected grandeur alongside sheer banality, yet somehow the mixture is curiously addictive. —
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Oliver Leith: Me Hollywood
Taylor MacLennan (flutes), Alex Roberts (clarinet), Siwan Rhys (piano), Sarah Park (piano), David López Ibáňez (violin), Oscar Holch (viola), Deni Teo (cello), Richard Baker (conductor), William Foster (trombone), Sam Becker (double bass), Katie Smith (trumpet)
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