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Scotland at Night - Choral settings of Scottish poetry from R. Burns to A. McCall Smith

 
Scotland at Night - Choral settings of Scottish poetry from R. Burns to A. McCall Smith-Choral and Organ-Choral Collection
ID: DCD34060 (EAN: 801918340604)  | 1 CD | DDD - 24 b
Released in: 2009
LABEL:
DELPHIAN RECORDS
Collection:
Choral Collection
Subcollection:
Choral and Organ
Composers:
CUNNINGHAM, Tom | HEARNE, John | MacMILLAN, James | PÄRT, Arvo | SKEMPTON, Howard | STEVENSON, Ronald
Interprets:
LAING-REILLY, Thomas (organ) | MACKAY, Beth (mezzo-soprano)
Ensembles:
Laudibus
Conductors:
BREWER, Mike
Other info:

Choral settings of Scottish poetry from Robert Burns to Alexander McCall Smith

These collaborations between noted 'Edinburghians' Alexander McCall Smith and Tom Cunningham appear on disc here for the first time, in a programme of Scottish poetry settings by some of today's leading composers. From the ethereal tenderness of Cunningham's Lullaby to the muscular angularity of Ronald Stevenson's Medieval Scottish Triptych, Laudibus responds with affection and athleticism to the expert direction of UK choral doyen, Mike Brewer.

Producer’s note: “It was not so sunny when we recorded Scotland at Night…On 3-5 January whilst Laudibus was in Colinton Parish Church in Edinburgh to record this collection, the boiler gave out! Anyway, I offered as much support to the ever-spirited Mike & his crew as I could from the Minister's office (things are quite plush in Colinton, and thankfully the heating system in the Minister's suite runs off a newer-fangled & more efficient boiler!). You would never know that these lush sounds were recorded in a sub-freezing environment!” Paul Baxter

Track listing

1 Dream Angus arr. John Powell
2-7 Scotland at Night - Tom Cunningham
8 My Heart’s in the Highlands - Arvo Pärt
9 So Deep - James MacMillan
10 Address to Edinburgh - Howard Skempton
11 The Gallant Weaver - James MacMillan
12-16 The Painter’s Eye - Tom Cunningham
17-19 A Medieval Scottish Triptych - Ronald Stevenson
20 Ye Banks and Braes arr. Mike Brewer
21 The Seagull - John Hearne

Total playing time [64:17]

premiere recordings except tracks 8, 9, 11, 21

Review:
 

‘magnificently sung … Superlative recording’
-Daily Telegraph, July 2008, FIVE STARS

‘fascinating and splendidly executed … enlightens and reveals as much as it impresses and delights’
-Classic FM Magazine, September 2008, DISC OF THE MONTH


 

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