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ID: SIGCD204 (EAN: 635212020425) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2010
- LABEL:
- Signum Records
- Subcollection:
- Voices and Orchestra
- Composers:
- VENABLES, Ian
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Interprets:
- BUSBRIDGE, Judith (viola) | FRANCIS, Giles (violin) | GREGOR-SMITH, Bernard (cello) | KENNEDY, Andrew (tenor) | OSOSTOWICZ, Krysia (violin)
- Ensembles:
- Dante Quartet
- Other info:
Dante Quartet: Krysia Osostowicz, violin / Giles Francis, violin / Judith Busbridge, viola / Bernard Gregor-Smith, cello
VENABLES, Ian (b. 1955) | | At Midnight | | Invite, to Eternity, Op.31 | | 1. | Born Upon an Angel's Breas | 7:35 | | 2. | An Invite, to Eternity | 5:09 | | 3. | Evening Bells | 2:02 | | 4. | I am | 9:35 | | Four Songs with String Quartet * (arr. Graham J Lloyd) | | 5. | A Kiss, Op.15 | 4:59 | | 6. | Flying Crooked, Op.28 No.1 | 1:10 | | 7. | The Hippo, Op.33 No.6 | 1:37 | | 8. | At Midnight, Op.28 No.2 | 4:29 | | String Quartet, Op.32 * | | 9. | Allegro con energia; meno mosso ed appassionato; piu vivo | 7:16 | | 10. | Allegretto scherzando | 2:40 | | 11. | Adagio e molto espressivo; presto agitato | 11:05 | | * premier recordings | | Described as “one of the finest song composers of his generation”, Ian Venables’ music for voice and string quartet draws on a wealth of literary and musical sources, in particular from the 19th Century romantic tradition. Performances on this disc come from British tenor Andrew Kennedy and the award winning Dante Quartet.
This release follows the 2008 release On Wenlock Edge with performances by Andrew Kennedy, the Dante Quartet and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips of works by Vaughan Williams, Ivor Gurney and Ian Venables (SIGCD112):
"Venables' songs are sharply responsive to the weight and meaning of every word, and his style ... around Kennedy's voice like a glove ... The tenor handles the texts superbly, making every word perfectly clear"
The Guardian
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