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Tavener - The Protecting Veil
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Tavener: The Protecting Veil & Thrinos and Britten: Solo Cello Suite No. 3
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Contemporary
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Barley’s playing [of The Protecting Veil] at first feels a touch too restrained, but as the piece progresses [his] restraint proves perfectly judged and a performance of great tenderness and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Tavener - The Protecting Veil
RecommendedRecorded: 24-28 January 1994, Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Steven Isserlis (cello), Iain Simcock (handbells), Solveig Kringelborn, William Kendall, Donald Sweeney, Gavyn Wright, Maciej Rakowski, Boguslav Kostecki, Ben Cruft, Jackie Shave & David Dunnett
London Symphony Orchestra, Chilingirian Quartet, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky,...
Excellent accounts of some of the best of Tavener's Orthodox/Byzantine-influenced works, full of mystery and serene faith. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Contemporary
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Amy Dickson plays Glass, Tavener & Nyman
arranged for saxophone by Amy Dickson
Amy Dickson (saxophone)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms
Amy Dickson plays superbly, with great feeling and a less sterile tone than you expect from classical saxophonists. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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John Tavener - A Portrait
Selected Works by John Taverner including 'The Lamb' and more
Eileen Hulse (soprano), Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano), Stacey Shames (harp), Laura Gilbert (flute), Mary Hammann (viola), Kevin Bowyer (organ), Jonathan Richards (guitar), Ian Shaw (organ), Maria Kliegel (cello), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Thalia Myers (piano), Bjork (vocals),...
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The John Tavener Collection
Natalie Clein (cello)
English Chamber Orchestra, Temple Church Choir, Holst Singers, Stephen Layton
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REJOICE - A Vision of Christ Through Music
Caterina Trogu (soprano), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Roberto Balconi (counter-tenor), Mario Cecchetti (tenor), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Julia Faulkner (soprano), Anna Gonda (alto), Antonella Balducci (soprano), Furio Zanasi (baritone), Dorothee Labusch (mezzo-soprano), Ulrich Rausch (bass), Elin...
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The Protecting Veil & Wake Up...and Die
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Cellists)
David Zinman
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Tavener: The Protecting Veil
Maria Kliegel (cello), Eileen Hulse (soprano)
Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa
Maria Kliegel gives a rich and songful account... Under the direction of Takuo Yuasa, the Ulster Orchestra gives an exquisite performance, the string textures warm and well rounded, particularly... —
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Essential Tavener
Ian Le Grice, Natalie Clein (cello), Andrew Rupp, Robert Millett, James Vivian, Nicola Benedetti (violin)
The Choir of the Temple Church, The Holst Singers, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Layton, Mikel Toms, Andrew Litton
A well-filled Tavener sampler, useful for those who haven't the inclination to brave his more expansive meditations. Accomplished performances, and good sound. —
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