Special offer. Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar
Mark Padmore (tenor) & Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Choral
…Richard Hickox again reminds us of his unrivalled mastery in the British choral-orchestral repertoire, particularly here in terms of balance and pace. The two soloists, Mark Padmore as a herald...
Special offer. Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar
Mark Padmore (tenor) & Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Choral
…Richard Hickox again reminds us of his unrivalled mastery in the British choral-orchestral repertoire, particularly here in terms of balance and pace. The two soloists, Mark Padmore as a herald...
About
Dyson took the text for Nebuchadnezzar from the Book of Daniel, incorporating the ‘Song of the Three Holy Children’ from the Apocrypha. Emulating Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, Dyson set the story in four parts. In the first three the music tells the well-known biblical story of the Jews Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the burning fiery furnace, while the fourth is a more conventional hymn of praise, ‘All the works of the Lord, Bless Ye the Lord’ – the Benedicite. The tenor Mark Padmore sings the Herald, and Nebuchadnezzar is sung by the bass-baritone Neal Davies.
Contents and tracklist
- BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Padmore, Richard Hickox, Neal Davies
- Recorded: 18-19 November 2006
- Recording Venue: Town Hall, Watford Colosseum, UK
- BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
- Recorded: 18-19 November 2006
- Recording Venue: Town Hall, Watford Colosseum, UK
- BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
- Recorded: 18-19 November 2006
- Recording Venue: Town Hall, Watford Colosseum, UK
- BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
- Recorded: 18-19 November 2006
- Recording Venue: Town Hall, Watford Colosseum, UK
- BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
- Recorded: 18-19 November 2006
- Recording Venue: Town Hall, Watford Colosseum, UK
Awards and reviews
December 2007
…Richard Hickox again reminds us of his unrivalled mastery in the British choral-orchestral repertoire, particularly here in terms of balance and pace. The two soloists, Mark Padmore as a herald and Neal Davis as Nebuchadnezzar, bring character to the performance, but it's the excellent BBC Symphony Chorus that drives the narrative with its incisive singing.
December 2007
…Mark Padmore sings beautifully in the role of the Herald, comparable with the baritone soloist in Belshazzar, while Neal Davies is strong as Nebuchadnezzar. Richard Hickos draws warmly committed playing and singing from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
