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Peter Dickinson - Mass of the Apocalypse
Peter Dickinson, John Flinders (pianos), Duke Dobing (flute), Revd Donald Reeves (speaker), Jo Maggs (soprano), Meriel Dickinson (mezzo-soprano), St James’s Singers, James Holland and David Johnson (percussion), John Alley (piano) & Henry Herford (baritone-speaker)
The Nash Ensemble, Ivor...
…the Larkin homage, and more particularly the Mass, remain the most substantial work, the latter announced by an all-too-predictable apocalyptic crash, but deftly contriving an imaginative interactive...
Peter Dickinson - Mass of the Apocalypse
Peter Dickinson, John Flinders (pianos), Duke Dobing (flute), Revd Donald Reeves (speaker), Jo Maggs (soprano), Meriel Dickinson (mezzo-soprano), St James’s Singers, James Holland and David Johnson (percussion), John Alley (piano) & Henry Herford (baritone-speaker)
The Nash Ensemble, Ivor...
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…the Larkin homage, and more particularly the Mass, remain the most substantial work, the latter announced by an all-too-predictable apocalyptic crash, but deftly contriving an imaginative interactive...
About
Peter Dickinson weaves together musical styles popular and classical, past and present, using a technique of ‘style modulation’.
In his Mass of the Apocalypse the Book of Revelations’ visions of a new heaven and earth interact with the liturgical text. The music of Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke played at Philip Larkin’s memorial service suggested the means for him to set the words of the great British poet, himself a jazz critic.
His Five Forgeries spoof the styles of famous composers, while the other works showcase different aspects of his many-sided talent.
Jennifer Bate’s recording of Dickinson’s complete solo organ works is available on Naxos 8572169.
Tracks 2-6 of this disc were previously issued by Conifer in 1989.
Artists
Peter Dickinson, John Flinders (pianos), Duke Dobing (flute), Revd Donald Reeves (speaker), Jo Maggs (soprano), Meriel Dickinson (mezzo-soprano), St James’s Singers, James Holland and David Johnson (percussion), John Alley (piano) & Henry Herford (baritone-speaker)
The Nash Ensemble, Ivor Bolton & Lionel Friend
Contents and tracklist
- Peter Dickinson, Duke Dobing
- Donald Reeves, Jo Maggs, Meriel Dickinson, James Holland, David Johnson, John Alley
- St. James' Singers
- Ivor Bolton
- Henry Herford
- The Nash Ensemble
- Lionel Friend
- Peter Dickinson, John Flinders
- Peter Dickinson, John Flinders
- Duke Dobing
Awards and reviews
January 2010
…the Larkin homage, and more particularly the Mass, remain the most substantial work, the latter announced by an all-too-predictable apocalyptic crash, but deftly contriving an imaginative interactive conjunction of Missa brevis…and the Book of Revelation. ...Dickinson's ear for jazz yields some fertile commentary, and if the Five Early Pieces are well-made rather than ear-catching, the Five Forgeries contain some affectionate quasi-pastiches affectionately played.
June 2010
Peter Dickinson and Philip Larkin make a surprisingly plausible pairing...The Nash Ensemble make an unexpectedly decent fist at evoking New Orleans salty-dog funk, responding to Dickinson's slyly astute caricatures.
