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Rutter: The Tewkesbury Collection
Carleton Etherington (organ)
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas (director)
Even when Rutter's very obviously in crowd-pleasing mode...the vernal freshness of the Tewkesbury boys' voices strips off the cloying patina more knowing, self-conscious adult voices often add... — More…
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in various ways each of the pieces here – all short bar one, and performed with an elegant, easy virtuosity by Huggan – owes as much to popular songwriting as to traditional classical forms.... — More…
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Ian Venables: Requiem & Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra
Eppie Sharp, Aine Smith, Edmund Saddington, LucyAnne Fletcher
Choir of Merton College Oxford, Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas
This isn’t music to shake mountains, but its craftsmanship, sincerity and ability to stir the more tender emotions – well reflected in this performance – remains undeniably appealing. — More…
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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... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Edward Nesbit: Sacred Choral Music
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Joshua Simões the Choir of King’s College, London, Joseph Fort
Nesbit’s liner notes describe the traces of his ‘dual musical heritage’, inspired by Anglican choral music from the Tudor era and contemporary music. This album shows this juxtaposition of inf... — More…
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Caprices and Laments
Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Lucas Macias Navarro
There are beautiful moments of light and shade in these sparkling performances by the Tenerife musicians. Martín’s expressive virtuosity is the set’s glowing heart. — More…
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Lliam Paterson: Say It To The Still World
Sean Shibe (guitar), Choir of King's College London, Joseph Fort
This set of works for choir and electric guitar calms and hypnotises. The guitar is at the forefront of the mix, creating ethereal textures which seem to shimmer. The text is felt viscerally,... — More…
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As Jane Manning has been to London's new music, so more recently Irene Drummond to Scotland's, her bright vocal timbre and agile movement the inspiration for many composers. This collection... — More…
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The performances are strong, at times strikingly intense, occasionally large in gesture and scale. — More…
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Here we have five bold and bright chamber pieces, chiefly inspired by mythologies from the ancient world…the members of Red Note Ensemble, superb Scottish specialists in the contemporary, deliver... — More…
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