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Nature's Solace: Lieder by Schumann, Kilpinen & Brahms
Stephan Loges (bass-baritone) & Iain Burnside (piano)
Loges and Burnside are a responsive duo and this is an intuitive set of songs with real light and shades throughout. —
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this disc contains very approachable choral music that refrains from placing much demand on the listener but that nonetheless rewards close attention because of Todd’s skill and imagination.... —
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A short but sweet selection of piano solos performed by the young Scottish composer. Engaging, emotional and lyrical; I just wish there was more to hear. —
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Whither must I Wander?
English Songs by Vaughan Williams, Finzi and Quilter
David John Pike (baritone) & Isabelle Trüb (piano)
a rising young baritone with a powerfully operatic voice. Supported by Isabelle Trüb's acommpaniments, often rather more assertive and colourful than reticent Brits expect, he gives the Songs... —
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By Special Arrangement: Choral arrangements of favourite classics
Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood, Ben Parry
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Britten: Canticles I-V
Ben Johnson (tenor), James Baillieu (piano), Christopher Ainslie (countertenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Martin Owen (horn) & Lucy Wakeford (harp)
the expressive nuance of James Baillieu's piano accompanying is reminiscent of Britten's own...Johnson is at his best in Still Falls the Rain and in The Death of Narcissus, in writing that reveals... —
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Time and its Passing
Where except in the present can the eternal be met? C. S. Lewis
Rodolfus, Ralph Allwood
The fresh, unforced quality of these young singers brings a pleasant friction to grave-facing works like Gibbons's What is our life? and Howells's Even such is time, and comes into its own in... —
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Bob Chilcott: The Angry Planet
BBC Singers, The Bach Choir, The Young Singers, London Youth Choir, Finchley Children's Music Group, David Hill
Most impressive here is the range of textures and effects Chilcott conjures from his choirs…he offers everything from thick homophony to pulsating ostinatos and even spoken text against a background... —
