Dove - All You Who Sleep Tonight
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The English Song Series Volume 23 - Jonathan Dove Song Cycles
Claire Booth (soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor) & Andrew Matthews-Owen (piano)
All three singers are very good, particularly Spence, but the star of [the] show is Matthews-Owen. So much of the effectiveness of these songs lies in Dove's inventive piano writing with its... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Newby, who turns 30 this year, has the kind of powerful natural presence that also belongs to Bryn Terfel, and the timbre of his voice has come to resemble Terfel’s in its plummy warmth and... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Proud Songsters: English Solo Song
Gerald Finley, James Gilchrist, Michael Chance, Lawrence Zazzo, Tim Mead, Ruairi Bowen, Andrew Staples, Ashley Riches, Mark Stone, Simon Lepper
Richly harmonised Edwardian salon settings of distinguished poetry mingle with mildly poignant, almost Ravelian (though avoiding that French master’s occasional acerbic tartness) post-World... — More…
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Nights Not Spent Alone
Complete works for mezzo-soprano by Jonathan Dove
Kitty Whately (mezzo), Simon Lepper (piano)
We can only hope that following this outstanding release Dove will not avoid future opportunities to write mezzo-soprano song-cycles. — More…
