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Richard Blackford: Mirror of Perfection; Vision of A Garden Elizabeth Watts, Roderick Williams, Ilon, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Gadd, the Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Hill
Blackford’s 1996 Mirror of Perfection is a big-boned and breathtaking opener, while the more recent Vision of a Garden – based on Peter Johnstone’s ‘ICU Diaries’ written while in hospital with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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Blackford’s meditation on beauty is both sophisticated and appealing and is thrillingly performed. But beware: the CD is only 24 minutes long. — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Blackford: Niobe, Kalon & Blewbury Air Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Adrian Farmer
Albion Quartet, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Gernon, Jiři Rožeň
Ranging from the Shostakovich-like angst of Niobe for violin and orchestra to the more Romantic wanderings of Blewbury Air for cello and piano, this is an excellent introduction to Blackford’s... — More…
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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... — More…
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His writing is thematically concentrated, notably evocative and clearly heartfelt. It is close to Szymanowski in sound and in its solutions in pitting a solo violin against a lustrous orchestra.... — More…
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Blackford: Not In Our Time Paul Nilon (tenor), Stephen Gadd (baritone), Christopher Dowie (organ)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Youth Chorus & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Gavin Carr
Blackford's music is gesturally direct, aiming for visceral impact in the scrunching orchestral discord that represents the moment the Twin Towers collapsed...the performance shows exemplary... — More…
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Blackford: Seven Hokusai Miniatures Rosanna Cooper (mezzo-soprano), David Campbell (clarinet), Ronald Corp (piano) & Alex Wells (piano)
The Finchley Children’s Music Group, The Solem Quartet, Richard Blackford
Whether writing for quartet or children’s choir, Blackford’s take on oriental themes is often engaging. A shame that some of the playing is a little ragged. — More…
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[the Violin Concerto is] an appealing piece and finely played by Maria Gajdosova; but the Clarinet Quintet is more engrossing in the way that its three movements outline an ultimately tragic... — More…
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Though Blackford’s musical ideas may possess little originality or individuality, everything he writes is skilful and effective, often with an emotional charge, as in the opening section…Even... — More…
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Emily Pailthorpe: Better Angels Emily Pailthorpe (oboe)
BBC Symohony Orchestra & BBCSO Soloists, Martyn Brabbins
Brabbins nurtures the orchestra’s proliferating counter-melodies, and the recording renders them all clearly, though without ever making the BBC SO sound like the ‘small orchestra’ Strauss specified — More…
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