Special offer. Barry Meets Beethoven
Stephen Richardson (bass)
Chamber Choir Ireland & Crash Ensemble, Paul Hillier
Superb work here from Chamber Choir Ireland supporting the verbally clear Stephen Richardson, and they make much of Barry’s own peculiar minimalism in the choral anthems…full marks to everyone,...
Special offer. Barry Meets Beethoven
Stephen Richardson (bass)
Chamber Choir Ireland & Crash Ensemble, Paul Hillier
Purchase product
Superb work here from Chamber Choir Ireland supporting the verbally clear Stephen Richardson, and they make much of Barry’s own peculiar minimalism in the choral anthems…full marks to everyone,...
About
Ireland’s leading vocal ensemble releases an album of works by Irish composer Gerald Barry, featuring premieres of two major works that dramatise key episodes in the life of Beethoven.
Chamber Choir Ireland has earned a reputation for its innovative programming and committed singing style, especially in the field of contemporary choral music.
Crash Ensemble is Ireland’s leading new music ensemble; a group of world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, ground-breaking music of today.
Contents and tracklist
- Stephen Richardson
- Crash Ensemble
- Paul Hillier
- Sarah Busfield
- Chamber Choir Ireland
- Paul Hillier
- Chamber Choir Ireland
- Paul Hillier
- Crash Ensemble
- Chamber Choir Ireland
- Paul Hillier
- Stephen Richardson
- Chamber Choir Ireland
- Paul Hillier
Awards and reviews
September 2016
Superb work here from Chamber Choir Ireland supporting the verbally clear Stephen Richardson, and they make much of Barry’s own peculiar minimalism in the choral anthems…full marks to everyone, including the Crash Ensemble, conductor Paul Hillier and the recording team
September 2016
All is as you would expect from Barry: lines with too many words crammed in, the bass singing in falsetto, anti-word painting…abrupt changes of style (merry jaunt to woozy atonality to beautiful tonal adagietto) and so on…the performers, all long-standing Barry interpreters, are in fine form, Stephen Richardson’s commanding bass in particular standing out
