Nimbus
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Wallfisch and York deliver an impressive performance of the fate-haunted La lugubre gondola...Fine recorded sound surrounds the exceptional playing with just the right amount of resonance. —
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The Dancing Flute: The Flute and Piano Music of Geoff Eales
Andy Findon (flute), Geoff Eales (piano)
Eternal Dance is a catchy opener with Eales providing super-abundant and articulate jazz licks...his titles are always apropos, and the strength of his lyrical inspiration is never in doubt...The... —
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Watt's exceptional range of timbre is especially apparent in John McLeod's inventive Fantasy of themes from Britten's 'Gloriana', while the opening of Nocturnal is sublime...A little more fluidity... —
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Richard Blackford: Mirror of Perfection & Choral Anthems
Ying Huang (soprano) & Bo Skovhus (baritone), Olivia Robinson (solo soprano) & Iain Farrington (organ)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Ballard Lane Preparatory School Choir & Bournemouth Sinfonietta, BBC Singers, Richard Blackford, David Hill
Mirror of Perfection is a response to texts by St Francis of Assisi, some of which (notably Canticle of Love III) are surprisingly erotic in content. The scoring, for string orchestra plus horns... —
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