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Composer: BERKELEY, Michael ((b. 1948)) |
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ID: BC3007
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Brass Collection
Subcollection: Brass
London Mozart Players, Brass Ensemble, Paul Archibald (director)
Hodie Gloriosa (Glorious Today) celebrates the old and the new. The repertoire brings together original music by the classical masters with classically inspired pieces by some of Britain’s most distinguished contemporary composers. |
| 15.00 eur Buy |
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ID: CC2023
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Piano
The 16-page full colour CD booklet folds out to reveal a large image of a cor anglais,
as well as biographies and track notes in English. Introduction by Alison Teale: "I love the cor anglais. To me, it's one of the most wonderful instruments in the orchestra. My mission is to expand its repertoire, to encourage more people to explore its hidden qualities and gain as much pleasure from playing as I do. "I've chosen a mix of music to illustrate the astonishing versatility of the cor anglais: not only its rich and beautiful melodic tones, but also its power and extraordinary agility. Some pieces, such as Luchetti's Rock Song, push the boundaries of technique. Others, like Piazzolla's Nightclub 1960, reveal the glorious upper register. And some, such as the Bebop Tango, are just plain fun."
Alison Teale is the principal cor anglais player with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. While studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Alison was appointed co-principal oboe with the Honh]=g Kong Philharmonic orchestra. In 2003 she moved to Cardiff to become the principal cor anglais player for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
In 2001 Alison won the Isle of Wight International oboe Competition, which led to here Purcell Room debut. She has performed numerous concertos for BBC Radio 3, notably Quiet City with Alison Balsam.
She enjoys giving regular masterclasses, performing solo and chamber music recitals, and the additional variety that comes from freelance work. Alison is oboe professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Pianist Elizabeth Burley performs, records and broadcasts widely in several different roles: chamber musician, orchestral pianist, soloist and accompanist. She has worked with some of the world's leading orchestras - notably the BBC Sympnony Orchestra, where she has collaborated with many of the most influential modern composers, inclding Boulez, Berio, Knussen, Adams and Maxwell Davies.
Elizabeth is a professor at the Royal College of Music. |
| 21.00 eur Buy |
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ID: MSVCD92013
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano and Clarinet
The works on this CD span almost 30 years, from 1965 to 1994. The most striking factor is the varying yet equally successful approach adopted in writing for the clarinet by these very different composers, all of whom cater for the unique character of the instrument.
tracks: Elizabeth Maconchy: Fantasia Anthony Powers: Sea/Air Piers Hellawell: High Citadels Harrison Birtwistle: Verses Richard Rodney Bennett: Scena III Hugh Wood: Paraphrase on "Bird of Paradise" Gordon Crosse: A Year and a Day Martin Butler: Capistrano Song Michael Berkeley: Flighting |
| 12.00 eur Buy |
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ID: MSVCD92035
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Choir
Wonderfully evocative British choral music written recently, from three fine but lesser-known composers and the better-known Michael Berkeley.
For the Williamson Missa Tertia, the singers are joined by the Choir of St. Mary Magdalene, Oxford.
tracks:
Michael Berkeley:
Eight Motets
Gabriel Jackson:
I look from afar
O sacrum convivium
Tomorrow go ye forth
Magnus Williamson:
Missa Tertia
Bob Chilcott:
Even such is time
Love
Steal away |
| 12.00 eur Buy |
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ID: QTZ2081
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Oboe
A disc of ground-breaking new works for oboe by the exciting, young oboist James Turnbull
The repertoire on this release has been chosen in a deliberate attempt to assemble works from the past 30 years by British composers that demonstrate the great contrasts possible with the oboe. There are pieces that emphasize stillness and meditation while others focus on the raw emotions of anger and grief.
Contemporary Oboe Music
M. Berkeley:
Fierce Tears I
Second Still Life for Oboe & Harp, world premiere
Fierce Tears II, world premiere
Davies, Maxwell:
First Grace of Light for solo oboe
T. Davies:
Forgotten Game, world premiere
Arabesco, world premiere
J. MacMillan:
In Angustiis II for Solo Oboe, world premiere
C. Matthews:
Night-Spell,world premiere
J. Woolrich:
The Kingdom of Dreams, world premiere
The Turkish Mouse, world premiere |
| 18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD128
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Vocal Collection
Subcollection: Vocal and Piano
The initial impetus for Songs of Innocence came from Andrew Swait who was extremely keen to investigate repertoire rarely sung by a treble; indeed, several of the songs featured are world premiere recordings.
After rehearsals with Andrew Plant in the summer of 2007, Andrew Swait’s immense enthusiasm for Britten’s unpublished student works was soon evident and is as evident in this fresh recording a year on. A wonderful collaboration of English and American 20th century song.
A chorister of Cheltenham College and former chorister of the Abbey School Tewkesbury, Andrew Swait (b.1994) has already enjoyed an extremely successful solo career, performing as principal soloist on Light of the World (SIGCD068) in 2005 and appearing as a soloist with choirs around Britain and Europe. |
| 18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD208
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Opera Collection
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra
For You is a new opera that brings together the music of composer and BBC Radio 3 presenter Michael Berkeley and Booker-prize winning author Ian McEwan. This gripping tale of love, lust and obsession centers on the composer and prodigious womanizer Charles Frieth (Alan Opie), and the tragic consequences that his selfish actions cause him and those around.
Although essentially dark, there are moments of irony, wit, and humour throughout the opera. Soaring vocal lines, intricate ensemble pieces, and imaginative instrumental writing make this an electrifying work. Masterly performed by Music Theatre Wales, directed by Michael Rafferty.
The Opera has had great success from its initial performances in Wales and the Royal Opera House provoking great reviews.
“For You is a dark opera worth waiting for.”The Evening Standard
“... a dazzling and taut chamber piece which gives passionate way to Bergian lyricism while referencing both Britten and Richard Strauss in its airy, word-driven vocal lines.” |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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