David Bednall - Requiem
and other choral works
Philip Dukes (solo viola) & David Bednall (organ)
The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne, Edward Whiting (director)
The Chamber Choir...phrase the mainly unison opening sections with expert fluidity, and a mature understanding of how plainsong influences the music's rhythmic movement. There are fine soloists...
David Bednall - Requiem
and other choral works
Philip Dukes (solo viola) & David Bednall (organ)
The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne, Edward Whiting (director)
Purchase product
The Chamber Choir...phrase the mainly unison opening sections with expert fluidity, and a mature understanding of how plainsong influences the music's rhythmic movement. There are fine soloists...
About
David Bednall has been hailed as a major new voice in choral music. The first recording devoted his works (Hail, gladdening light from Wells Cathedral Choir, REGCD247) was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice in May 2007.
This new recording presents his largest scale work to date – the beautiful and haunting Requiem for solo viola, upper voices and organ – performed by the dedicatees, internationally-renowed violist Philip Dukes – “Great Britain’s most outstanding solo viola player” The Times – and The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne.
Also includes three anthems for upper voices, including Bednall’s powerfully-rhythmic setting of Let all the world.
Contents and tracklist
- Philip Dukes (solo viola) & David Bednall (organ)
- The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne
- Edward Whiting (director)
- Philip Dukes (solo viola) & David Bednall (organ)
- The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne
- Edward Whiting (director)
- Philip Dukes (solo viola) & David Bednall (organ)
- The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne
- Edward Whiting (director)
- Philip Dukes (solo viola) & David Bednall (organ)
- The Chamber Choir of St Mary’s Calne
- Edward Whiting (director)
Awards and reviews
June 2010
The Chamber Choir...phrase the mainly unison opening sections with expert fluidity, and a mature understanding of how plainsong influences the music's rhythmic movement. There are fine soloists too, Miriam Thiede in the Domine Jesu Christe, and Rebecca Rothwell in [the] Pie Jesu
June 2010
...unison singing [is] moulded to perfection and the lovely nuances of tone colour and phrase-shaping [are] delicately and subtly managed...As a new addition to the Requiem repertoire as well as a performance in its own right, this disc is a resounding success
