Browse: CD, Rorem (composer)

It's when the pedal goes down (literally and metaphorically) that this disc really soars, startling the ear into ecstasy with the sudden release of Rachmaninov's Cherubic Hymn, the 'bright Seraphim'... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2019 More…

…the performances are more than just enthusiastic, with discipline remarkably tight. Throw in the clarity, depth and lustre of state-of-the-art sound engineering in an acoustically favourable... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2009 More…

Few voices of this kind scale down effectively in song recital, but Bullock has a spectrum of vocal colours which she puts at intelligent service of the text - and in Malcolm Martineau she has... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

All five singers have clearly grasped the importance of Rorem's text-based conception of song, 'poetry as expressed through the voice' and they sing - albeit in resolutely English English which... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

On this well-planned Naxos disc we are transported into [Rorem's] refined, often elegiac sound-world by the opening Pilgrims for string orchestra, which evokes a quiet feeling of 'remembrance'...Philippe... — Penguin Guide More…

Seventeen of these 32 songs aren't otherwise available on disc, and they include some of Rorem's finest and most haunting. The utter simplicity that weaves a magic spell in Nantucket, the beautiful... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Each confirms [Rorem's] originality which seems boundless...The pianist here, Carolyn Enger, plays with a highly sympathetic approach to the delicate phrasing required to emphasise the gentle... — MusicWeb International, 8th January 2014 More…

Another engaging disc from the ever-compelling Evelyn Glennie with three attractive concertos that should win many friends. From its shimmering opening, Alexis Alrich’s substantial three-movement... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance)/ 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Interest continues in Ned Rorem's vocal music – more than 300 solo songs and numerous songcycles.
There's little duplication between Laura Aikin's recital and those of Susan Graham and Carole... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…