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Jane Stanley: Cerulean Orbits
The Hermes Experiment, Jacqueline Shave, Simon Smith, Ruth Morley, Timothy Lines, Red Note Ensemble, Christian Elliott
Atmosphere and texture are at the heart of this recording, shining a light on the music of Austalian composer Jane Stanley...Captivating performances, too, from Red Note Ensemble. —
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Tempos and balance are ideal under Fort’s direction, while the instrumental ensemble plays beautifully. The choir blends well, despite the occasional raw tone from the tenors at their top. In... —
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Three works for chorus with an instrument or two...Weir’s title piece, with clarinet (Hannah Lawrance) on top of percussion and keyboard, evokes five colours in four movements — most notably... —
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Do not be fooled by the music’s seeming inactivity, for the insubstantiality [of Finnis's Devotions] is a mirage, the inner workings, derived from the ‘Heiliger Dankegesang’ movement of Beethoven’s... —
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this well-recorded album features some commendable singing and offers a welcome celebration of a still under-sung composer. —
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On Christmas Night: Carols from Merton
Owen Chan, François Cloete, Kentaro Machida, Agatha Pethers, Aine Smith, Joseph Rhee, Henry Le Feber Robertson, Amy Higgins, Cecily Moorsom, Louis Morford, Choir of Merton College Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
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Benjamin Baker’s violin is sympathetically balanced forwards of Daniel Lebhardt’s piano, never so much as to exaggerate one or obscure the other...Baker has a nice line in portamento for the... —
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Lutoslawski & Penderecki: Complete music for violin and piano
Foyle-Štšura Duo: Michael Foyle (violin) & Maksim Štšura (piano)
Spanning almost half a century, this programme is illuminating in its contrasts and for what it reveals about these two very different figures…Foyle and Štšura handle it with commanding aplomb…[Penderecki’s]... —
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The reconstructed instrument technology is impressive, from the growling trombone-like lituus and the eloquent twin-piped aulos, to the water-driven hydraulis organ...The actual music is so... —
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The lively mind evidenced in Lucy Carolan’s excellent booklet note is mirrored in these performances, which abound in vigour. —
