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Judith Weir: A Night at the Chinese Opera
Timothy Robinson, Michael Chance, Michael George (bass), Gwion Thomas, Adey Grummet, Frances McCafferty, Adrian Thompson (tenor), Frances Lynch, Karl Daymond, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Parrott
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arcing, stilling, bending, gathering
Lisa Illean, Aura Go, Emma McGrath, Tilman Robinson, Australian National Academy of Music, GBSR Duo, David Zucchi, Michael Acker, Experimentalstudio des SWR, Juliet Fraser, Explore Ensemble, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson
Nothing here is hurried; there is no instant gratification. Instead, Illean and her musicians create an intimate atmosphere that is at once calming and disquieting. —
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Britten To America
Huw Watkins (piano), Samuel West (narrator), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano) & Mary Carewe (mezzo soprano)
Ex Cathedra & Hallé, Sir Mark Elder & Jeffrey Skidmore
Jean Rigby admirably handles the dialogue and the songs of the ambiguous mother figure in F6...the blues moments such as 'Stop all the clocks', feel a bit stiff. Mary Carewe, meanwhile, finds... —
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A well-programmed and quite outstanding disc, probably the most impressive Finnissy disc available —
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A Round-up of NMC - Sampler
Jon Garrison (tenor), Marie Angel (soprano), Ruby Philogene (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Dawkins (bass), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Andrew Hewitt (tenor), Stephen Rooke (tenor), Philip Sheffield (tenor), Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone), Sarah Collins (tape), Melinda Maxwell (oboe), Richard Benjafield...
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This beautifully detailed recording on the pioneering NMC label provides a chance to explore further this exquisite score. Ruby Philogene singing the title role heads a deft and committed cast... —
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Gordon Crosse: Memories of Morning
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Baillie (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
A CD full of glowering and unremittingly intense music... Brilliant performances. —
