Cresswell, L
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The NMC Songbook
RecommendedSopranos - Claire Booth, Ailish Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton
Mezzo-sopranos - Susan Bickley, Loré Lixenberg, Jean Rigby
Countertenors - James Bowman, Michael Chance, Andrew Watts
Tenors - Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Norman, Benjamin Hulett
Baritones - Stefan Loges, Roderick Williams,...
…anyone listening to these discs will find many things to savour… It is, inevitably an eclectic mix, but, as in any well-planned song recital, the progressions and juxtapositions are continually... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th April 2009
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Contemporary
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Trickey’s Telemann is authoritative and stylish, and her Prokofiev is ebullient...Amidst stylistic versatility, Trickey’s album also serves as a testament to the creativity of contemporary British... —
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New Stock - Sampler
William Howard (piano), Lucy Shelton, Sarah Leonard (soprano), Eileen Hulse, David White, John Wallace (trumpet), Marcia Crayford, Chi-chi Nwanokwu, Ian Brown, Manoug Parikian, Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Anton Lukoszevieze (cello), Corrado Canonici, Alexander Baillie (cello), William Conway, Ernst...
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The virtuosity of the Red Note Ensemble’s playing makes for a warm recommendation, not least for those still to encounter Cresswell’s distinctive sound world. —
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Lyell Cresswell: Anake
Daniel Bell (violin), William Conway (cello), Rosemary Eliot (flute), Peter Evans (piano), Rosemary Eliot (flute) and William Conway (cello), The Hebrides Ensemble
A thrilling disc... all solid pieces, worth anyone's ear. —
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Animal Heaven
Alison Wells (soprano, John Turner (recorder), Keith Elcombe (harpsichord) & Jonathan Price (cello)
Curiously, there seems to be quite a collection of recently written Scottish music for the unlikely combination of soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord. Whatever the reason, Animal Heaven... —
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Bonaventure commissioned all of these works and he is a thoroughly convincing advocate. His registrations combine colour with clarity, captured in atmospheric sound, from the joyful splashing... —
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Cresswell: Landscapes of the Soul & Piano Concerto
Stephen De Pledge (piano)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand String Quartet, Hamish McKeich
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Cresswell - The Voice Inside
Madeleine Pierard (mezzo-soprano) & Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), Michael Kirgan (trumpet), Madeleine Pierard (mezzo-soprano), David Bremner (trombone)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd