Chamber, Frances-Hoad (composer)
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This debut solo album brilliantly played by the rising young organist Anna Lapwood should certainly engage organ aficionados, especially fans of the grand Harrison & Harrison instrument in Ely... —
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Spatial Audio
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It’s an eclectic mix that combines nostalgia with a modern, shuffle-play sense of adventure. As Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Bloom finds luminosity in the changing seasons, Huw Watkins’s Arietta suspends... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Chamber Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Premiere
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The Glory Tree
Chamber Works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Nicholas Daniel (oboe, cor anglais), Nadia Wijzenbeek (violin), Ylvali Zilliacus (viola), Marie Macleod (cello), Alasdair Beatson (piano), Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Leonid Gorokhov (solo cello), Catriona Scott (clarinet), Natalie Raybould (soprano)
Ensemble na Mara, Lenvai String Trio, Instrumentalists...
Frances-Hoad's allegiances are to mainstream modernism, rather than the various popular post-modernist 'isms'. Her compositions may tend towards the sternly ascetic, but they are full of feeling... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, Chamber Choice
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Dance!
Igor Stravinsky; Richard Birchall; Caroline Shaw; Cheryl Frances-Hoad; Maurice Ravel
Annie Yim (piano), Michał Ćwiżewicz (violin), Richard Birchall (cello), Minerva Piano Trio
This curious programme springs some pleasant surprises. The best is saved till last: David Knotts’s remarkably inventive arrangement of three episodes from Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloé...Bringing... —
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Lawson Trio: The Long Way Home
Lawson Trio: Annabelle Lawson (piano), Fenella Humphreys (violin) & Rebecca Knight (cello)
This is a brave debut from the Lawson Trio, but a wise one. Not just formidable young musicians, they are questing spirits who have shown a rare commitment to the creation of new music, so it's... —
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Flux: New Music – new dance
Eloisa-Fleur Thom (violin), Asher Zaccardelli (viola), Quinta (violin, electronics)
Rambert Orchestra, Fidelio Trio, Onyx Brass, Paul Hoskins
This is a diverse and highly engaging collection of works and, as Rambert’s musical director suggests, listeners should feel welcome to dance in response —
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Un lieu à soi
Lucile Richardot (vocalist), Alexis Gournel (soloist), Adam Laloum (soloist, piano), Clara Izambert-Jarry (soloist), Maïlys de Villoutreys (vocalist), Frank Bridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Anaïs Bertrand (vocalist), Hélène Desaint (soloist), Mary Dering, Julie Dessaint (soloist, viola dagamba), Ronan...
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A tricksy title, but this is an interesting, diverse programme…[Humphreys] shapes the music with skill, and sometimes with humour: I especially enjoyed the almost throaway ending to the Gavotte... —
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I’ve enjoyed this selection of violin sonatinas more and more with each listen. A winning duo performance by Humphrey and Eimer and a fine recording to boot. —
