Saxton
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The NMC Songbook
RecommendedSopranos - Claire Booth, Ailish Tynan, Elizabeth Atherton
Mezzo-sopranos - Susan Bickley, Loré Lixenberg, Jean Rigby
Countertenors - James Bowman, Michael Chance, Andrew Watts
Tenors - Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Norman, Benjamin Hulett
Baritones - Stefan Loges, Roderick Williams,...
…anyone listening to these discs will find many things to savour… It is, inevitably an eclectic mix, but, as in any well-planned song recital, the progressions and juxtapositions are continually... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th April 2009
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Contemporary
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Robert Saxton: Scenes from the Epic of Gilgamesh & The Resurrection of the Soldiers
English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
Robust as the performances are, it’s The Resurrection of the Soldiers – based on painted depictions of the First World War – which is the more engrossing and emotionally involving. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2024, Editor's Choice
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These two collections are enchanting: at once playful and serious, exploratory, intellectually vigorous and, very often, deeply poignant. —
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2010, Editor's Choice
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Themes & Variations
Three sets of variations - two previously unrecorded - with contributions from 19 British composers ranging from William Walton to Judith Weir
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen
This fascinating disc... offers a snapshot of British musical tastes over the last 50 years —
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Special offer. O Holy Night
Katherine Watson (soprano), Charlotte Ashley (soprano), Zoë Brookshaw (soprano), Nick Pritchard (tenor), Dominic Kraemer (bass), Samuel Pantcheff (bass), London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron
All handsomely sung: there’s not a single dud track on this album —
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Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos
Simon Desbruslais (trumpet)
Orchestra of the Swan, Kenneth Woods & David Curtis
Desbruslais's immaculate playing and faultless musicality serve all these works well. I do not think that his playing in these works could be bettered...The Orchestra of the Swan's committed... —
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