Barry, G - Beethoven
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This set cuts pristine interpretations of Beethoven’s early symphonies with Gerald Barry’s 21st-century zesty homage…Stone’s Beethoven swaps between falsetto and lower-range passages with impressive... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
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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,... —
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies & Barry: Selected Works
Mark Stone (baritone), Nicolas Hodges (piano), Lawrence Power (viola), Joshua Bloom, Jennifer France (soprano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Ed Lyon (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass), Britten Sinfonia, Royal Holloway Choir, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Thomas Adès
The performances are dynamic, the juxtapositions of works illuminating in a sidelong way: this is the kind of rewarding work this ensemble’s East Anglian and London audiences have come to expect. —
