Delphian
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Listen. It is here
Song Cycles by Edward Picton-Turbervill
Harriet Burns (soprano), Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Chance (countertenor), Elgan Llŷr Thomas (tenor), Edward Picton-Turbervill (piano)
Ambition is clearly Edward Picton-Turbervill's middle name! What other young composer would aspire to set to music poems by Rilke, Cavafy, Hildegard of Bingen and Harold Pinter? And then make... —
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Close-Ups
Heloïse Werner, Max Baillie, Julian Azkoul, Ruth Gibson, Colin Alexander, Marianne Schofield, Kit Downes
Performing her own work – there is surely no better interpreter – alongside a killer ensemble comprising (in different combinations) violin, viola, cello, double bass and hardanger fiddle...Werner... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Into This World, This Day Did Come
RecommendedCarols Contemporary & Medieval
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber
There are many highlights but Williams Sweeney's Scots dialect setting 'The Innumerable Christ' stands out for its daring other-worldliness, as do Stuart MacRae's bold re-imagining of 'Adam... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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The Merton Collection: Merton College at 750
Anne Steppler (organ)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Peter Phillips & Benjamin Nicholas
In only a few years the choir has established itself as one of the leading collegiate choirs in the UK. This, its third disc for Delphian, confirms that it is now, surely, one of the jewels... —
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The mixture of music from five centuries is successful… each work is pervaded with a controlled yet sensuous pleasure in texture and melody, and it's pleasing to hear some lesser-known composers…... —
