Choral, Hough (composer)
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The result is musically satisfying and rather touching, and Johnston lends her warm, communicative mezzo to a range of idioms…The most intriguing parts of the disc are the new works; no fewer... —
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Special offer. Mirabilis - The Music of Stephen Hough
RecommendedJames Orford, London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron
He’s a musical magpie, embracing a relaxed eclecticism that in the Mass leans heavily towards France – especially Poulenc – but in passing finds room for Britten, Arvo Pärt and even a snatch... —
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem & Hough: Missa Mirabilis
Christopher Maltman (baritone), Sarah Fox (soprano)
Colorado Symphony Chorus & Colorado Symphony, Andrew Litton
Vaughan Williams's Dona nobis pacem is a work that wastes no time cutting to the quick, and nor does this performance of it: in the opening Agnus Dei soprano Sarah Fox is immediately intense... —
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Across the disc, complex polyphonic edifices are negotiated with Christophers’s intuitive suavity, and stretches of prayerful serenity are enlivened with a gear-changing dramatic lift here,... —
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Special offer. The Prince Consort: Other Love Songs
Songs by Brahms and Stephen Hough
The Prince Consort: Alisdair Hogarth (piano), Anna Leese (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Tim Mead (countertenor), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) & Guest artists: Stephen Hough (piano), Philip Fowke (piano)
finely judged, delightfully youthful performances...Hough finds a language, a style, a startling response for the unique and elusive scent of each poem. There are solos and various pairings... —
