Nimbus
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Egon Wellesz - Choral Music
Clive Driskill-Smith (organ)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephen Darlington (director)
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Richard Blackford: Mirror of Perfection & Choral Anthems
Ying Huang (soprano) & Bo Skovhus (baritone), Olivia Robinson (solo soprano) & Iain Farrington (organ)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Ballard Lane Preparatory School Choir & Bournemouth Sinfonietta, BBC Singers, Richard Blackford, David Hill
Mirror of Perfection is a response to texts by St Francis of Assisi, some of which (notably Canticle of Love III) are surprisingly erotic in content. The scoring, for string orchestra plus horns... —
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Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano) & Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
The debut collaboration of these three distinguished soloists is less of an ego-fest than you might imagine. The reciprocity in their playing allows you to listen to it as chamber music for... —
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based on the music presented on this CD, I am convinced that the search for other ‘lost’ works will be well worth the effort. James Friskin is no ‘forgotten genius’: his essays are never going... —
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Powerful, declamatory and with a fresh and exhilarating expressive range, his Chopin is as honest as it is individual. Uncompromisingly rugged and intense, Feltsman makes few concessions to... —
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