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His vivid, trenchant string writing is realised with striking clarity by the Britten Sinfonia in this recording, made just a fortnight after the same performers gave the world premiere last October... — More…
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There’s no doubting that [Shibe] is an artist blessed with grace to spare, and a roar that is fearsome – witness the opening section of Julia Wolfe’s LAD which screams into anguished life before... — More…
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Sweet tuning and subtle dynamic distinctions mark James MacMillan’s Ave maris stella, with gleamingly pure-toned contributions from the soprano…Technically the most difficult piece is probably... — More…
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James MacMillan: Symphony No. 5 'Le grand Inconnu' & The Sun Danced
Mary Bevan (soprano), Kim Porter, Mark Dobell, Julie Cooper, Ben Davies
The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Genesis Sixteen, Harry Christophers
MacMillan’s Fifth Symphony receives an absorbing premiere at the Barbican from Britten Sinfonia and The Sixteen under Harry Christophers and one can certainly relate to it on several levels...After... — More…
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Lawrence Power (viola)
BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
MacMillan’s Fourth is notable for its curious use of colour and texture…In some ways, the Viola concerto is similar in character and style to the Fourth Symphony and the pairing works well here.... — More…
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MacMillan: Since it was the day of preparation…
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Brindley Sherratt (bass)
Hebrides Ensemble, Synergy Vocals
Since it was the day of preparation is on the face of it a chamber piece, with just ten performers needed. Yet in an extraordinarily perceptive and affecting manner it broaches enduring universal... — More…
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Sometimes the best discoveries in music aren’t pieces that you’ve never heard before, but those you have, made new by remarkable interpretations…At the recital’s heart is a breath-catching performance... — More…
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Graham Ross judges the spacious juxtapositions of movement and silence exquisitely, the Dmitri Ensemble’s explosion of energy in the third interlude being simultaneously surprising yet entirely... — More…
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Already in Gibbons’s Drop, Drop, Slow, Tears there are numerous indications of the elevated artistry of Paul McCreesh and the 22 singers of his Gabrieli Consort. — More…
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
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Nicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... — More…
