Instrumental, Violin Solos, Frances-Hoad (composer)
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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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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... —
