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CD, Cooman (composer)
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Special offer. dream.risk.sing: Elevating women's voices
Samantha Crawford (soprano), Lana Bode (piano)
This witty, poignant and candid recital of songs centring on female experiences has to be one of the most arresting recording-debuts I've heard all year: Crawford's big, bright voice packs a... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Carson Cooman: The Evening Choir
Joe Waggott (organ, piano), Alastair Wright (alto saxophone) & Alex Smith (trumpet)
Convivium Singers, Alexander Norman
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Both the two larger pieces- Three St Francis Legends and San Andreas Suite- move seamlessly between the sublime and the ecstatic, with Simmons making much of low registers and revelling in the... —
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Carson Cooman: Exordium
Music For Organ, Vol. 5
Erik Simmons (organ of Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer, France via Hauptwerk)
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Erik Simmons plays as well as ever, with finesse and imaginative registration, and must be considered the leading exponent of Cooman’s music, organ or otherwise, given his dozen or more recordings... —
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Erik Simmons makes much of subtly differentiated music distinguished by serene, slow-moving lyricism…the sound is atmospheric, surprisingly attractive and altogether pleasing. —
