Gjeilo
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Pitch-perfect harmonies, in dreamily sumptuous sonics. —
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One doesn’t often find Thomas Tallis, Edward Elgar and John Tavener sandwiching Massive Attack, but the lovely Teardrop works astonishingly well in this mixed programme devoted to the concept... —
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Ola Gjeilo: Voices Piano Strings
Ola Gjeilo (piano), Ola Gjeilo (piano). Thomas Gould (violin), Ciaran McCabe (violin), Jon Thorne (viola), Matthew Sharp
Thomas Gould (violin)
Ben Hancox (violin), Hannah Dawson (violin), Simone van der Giessen (viola), Matthew
Sharp (cello)
Voces 8, Tenebrae, Chamber Orchestra...
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Like to the Lark
Jennifer Pike (violin), Maria Forsström (mezzo-soprano)
The Swedish Chamber Choir, Simon Phipps
Listening to Simon Philipps’s immaculately accomplished Swedish Chamber Choir is rather like sinking gently into a warm bath bubbling over with your favourite scented lotions…This album combin[es]... —
Awards:
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Record Review, 16th November 2019, Disc of the Week
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‘Firedove’ – nice title – is an imaginative bran tub of a programme with some outstanding tracks and performances but I wonder if it doesn’t fall between several stools. —
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A new piece by Lapwood herself, Arise, Shine, opens the album, showcasing the Pembroke Chapel Choir's easeful unanimity of diction, and its warmly blended tonal profile. —
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The singing is beautifully blended, the parts sensitively balanced, the absence of spurious vibrato a constant pleasure. Typically outstanding Hyperion sound caps this warmly recommendable issue. —
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It's impossible to not be impressed by the range and ambition, from Josquin to their first composerin-residence Ola Gjeilo, and well-crafted arrangements from folk to Bond themes. Several brand-new... —
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The repertoire chosen is strongly cinematic in feel, which is mostly stirring but does occasionally teeter into more clichéd territory. However, any lack of depth in a small handful of the tracks... —
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Billy Childs's In the Arms of the Beloved is a requiem for his mother a substantial 30-min work Beloved encompassing a range of moods and styles, from honeyed melodies to cool jazz. —
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Choral Performance
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