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Parry: Songs of Farewell & works by Stanford, Gray & Wood
George Purves (treble), Westminster Abbey Choir, James O’Donnell
The ensemble rides that acoustic knowingly, using its echo and harbouring its resonance, but the anatomy of its sound is as distinctive as it is lopsided: trebles capable of pinpoint accuracy,...
Parry: Songs of Farewell & works by Stanford, Gray & Wood
George Purves (treble), Westminster Abbey Choir, James O’Donnell
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The ensemble rides that acoustic knowingly, using its echo and harbouring its resonance, but the anatomy of its sound is as distinctive as it is lopsided: trebles capable of pinpoint accuracy,...
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"Stanford’s eight-part Latin Magnificat was posthumously dedicated to Parry, whose own
‘Songs of farewell’ are unmistakably valedictory in mood. Personal as well as musical associations run deep in this poignantly expressive programme from Westminster Abbey Choir.
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July 2020
The ensemble rides that acoustic knowingly, using its echo and harbouring its resonance, but the anatomy of its sound is as distinctive as it is lopsided: trebles capable of pinpoint accuracy, extraordinary blend (for children) and soaring confidence but low adult voices heavy with a vibrato that can obscure pitch and middle voices in danger of disappearing in between the two.
21st June 2020
The magnificent Westminster Abbey Choir sings these unaccompanied works with heart-quickening commitment, secure in blend and intonation even in the most harmonically challenging passages.
