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Diapason d'Or de l'Année
Chandos won two awards, including Sound Recording
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Chandos has been nominated for two ICMA awards 2019!
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Musician in Residence
Ivan Ilic is new Musician in Residence at Ulster University
Lifetime Achievement
Neeme Järvi wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Finley's special release
Gerald Finley has released a single ahead of LNOTP 2018.
Album of the Week
New release Finzi album is the Guardian's Album of Week.
Gramophone Nomination
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Doric String Quartet
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Ilic: Reicha Rediscovered
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“…Siglo de Oro’s members sing with passion and refinement.”
“…Siglo de Oro’s members sing with passion and refinement.”
“Shevchenko plays superbly: the Three Movements from Petrushka are precise and exhilarating; she gets the dry Sonata and Serenade in A just right...but most memorable are 2½ minutes from the ritual close of Symphonies of Wind Instruments.”
“Shevchenko plays superbly: the Three Movements from Petrushka are precise and exhilarating; she gets the dry Sonata and Serenade in A just right...but most memorable are 2½ minutes from the ritual close of Symphonies of Wind Instruments.”
“…The Choir of St Mary’s, Edinburgh, has a fine track record in this repertory, and the novelty value of this recital warrants a strong recommendation. The shorter selections are especially well handled, for they don’t tax the singers unduly…I also like Duncan Ferguson’s forthright (dare I say it, un-churchy) approach to the lengthy passages of plainchant.”
“…The Choir of St Mary’s, Edinburgh, has a fine track record in this repertory, and the novelty value of this recital warrants a strong recommendation. The shorter selections are especially well handled, for they don’t tax the singers unduly…I also like Duncan Ferguson’s forthright (dare I say it, un-churchy) approach to the lengthy passages of plainchant.”
“…The past and the present move hand-in-hand in this well-devised programme. Gabriel Jackson’s setting of the Stabat Mater is startling in its concept. The declamatory opening starkly sets the horrifying scene, but the mother’s grief, which is beautifully expressed, is paramount. James MacMillan’s passionate interpretation is very much of the 21st century, although deeply rooted in the past: with this composer you get the best of both worlds. The Marian Consort is an exceptional group. Here you can savour beautiful vocal lines that are given wonderfully controlled, electrifying performances.” *****
“…The past and the present move hand-in-hand in this well-devised programme. Gabriel Jackson’s setting of the Stabat Mater is startling in its concept. The declamatory opening starkly sets the horrifying scene, but the mother’s grief, which is beautifully expressed, is paramount. James MacMillan’s passionate interpretation is very much of the 21st century, although deeply rooted in the past: with this composer you get the best of both worlds. The Marian Consort is an exceptional group. Here you can savour beautiful vocal lines that are given wonderfully controlled, electrifying performances.” *****
“… the thing about Julian Anderson’s music is, the more time and effort you invest into listening to it, the better it gets” Jeremy Summerly
“… the thing about Julian Anderson’s music is, the more time and effort you invest into listening to it, the better it gets” Jeremy Summerly
Editor’s Choice
“…This exquisite late-Renaissance Portuguese polyphonic repertoire is as richly expressive as it is politically poised…This beautiful new album from The Marian Consort is surely one of the best one-to-a-part ensemble recordings of this repertoire. Throughout the programme they nurture a warm blend while drawing out long polyphonic threads to expressive ends.”
Editor’s Choice
“…This exquisite late-Renaissance Portuguese polyphonic repertoire is as richly expressive as it is politically poised…This beautiful new album from The Marian Consort is surely one of the best one-to-a-part ensemble recordings of this repertoire. Throughout the programme they nurture a warm blend while drawing out long polyphonic threads to expressive ends.”
“…The latest from the six-strong Marian Consort, brilliant discoverers, and exponents, of rare repertoire, is Pater peccavi: Music of Lamentations from Renaissance Portugal: rich, ecstatic.”
“…The latest from the six-strong Marian Consort, brilliant discoverers, and exponents, of rare repertoire, is Pater peccavi: Music of Lamentations from Renaissance Portugal: rich, ecstatic.”
“The instrument offers all the orchestral colours and dynamics you could wish for in this repertoire, [and] what else makes this recital particularly appealing is the clarity of texture with which the Rochdale organ is captured by producer/engineer Paul Baxter …”
“The instrument offers all the orchestral colours and dynamics you could wish for in this repertoire, [and] what else makes this recital particularly appealing is the clarity of texture with which the Rochdale organ is captured by producer/engineer Paul Baxter …”
“… Byram-Wigfield takes it all in his unflappable stride, the opening carefully layered, the control scrupulous throughout…”
“… Byram-Wigfield takes it all in his unflappable stride, the opening carefully layered, the control scrupulous throughout…”
“An entire disc of overtures is a bit like enjoying a 7-course tasting menu, and here the results are well worth savouring... a tour de force.” *****
“An entire disc of overtures is a bit like enjoying a 7-course tasting menu, and here the results are well worth savouring... a tour de force.” *****
“…Delphian scores yet another choral hit with this exceptional and fascinating collection themed around musical representations of the Virgin Mary. And once again, Merton College Choir is the immaculate vehicle for performances that encompass the old and the new.” *****
“…Delphian scores yet another choral hit with this exceptional and fascinating collection themed around musical representations of the Virgin Mary. And once again, Merton College Choir is the immaculate vehicle for performances that encompass the old and the new.” *****
“The jutting vocal fanfares of [Weir’s] Ave Regina caelorum set a brightly celebratory atmosphere at the disc’s beginning… The seven-part writing of Hannah Kendall’s numinous Regina caeli is lucidly balanced out by the singers… Of the other works the glowing Magnificat of 15th-century composer John Nesbitt is particularly notable, bringing gleaming work from the sopranos in particular.”
“The jutting vocal fanfares of [Weir’s] Ave Regina caelorum set a brightly celebratory atmosphere at the disc’s beginning… The seven-part writing of Hannah Kendall’s numinous Regina caeli is lucidly balanced out by the singers… Of the other works the glowing Magnificat of 15th-century composer John Nesbitt is particularly notable, bringing gleaming work from the sopranos in particular.”
“A fascinating and finely executed collection of anthems and motets… The 35-strong mixed voice choir possess perfect intonation and blend… this is not a disc to be missed.”
“A fascinating and finely executed collection of anthems and motets… The 35-strong mixed voice choir possess perfect intonation and blend… this is not a disc to be missed.”
"...The Delphian engineers capture superbly this excellent choir in its home chapel and one of the main delights of the programme is precisely the engaging mix of early and contemporary music.
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"...The Delphian engineers capture superbly this excellent choir in its home chapel and one of the main delights of the programme is precisely the engaging mix of early and contemporary music.
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"Delphian scores yet another choral hit with this exceptional and fascinating collection themed around musical representations of the Virgin Mary. And once again, Merton College Choir is the immaculate vehicle for performances that encompass the old and the new." *****
"Delphian scores yet another choral hit with this exceptional and fascinating collection themed around musical representations of the Virgin Mary. And once again, Merton College Choir is the immaculate vehicle for performances that encompass the old and the new." *****
“This arresting sequence is of old and new representations of the Virgin. Judith Weir’s vigorous, beautifully fresh Ave Regina caelorum is the first of four such Marian antiphons commissioned from women, the others being Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall and Dobrinka Tabakova, the results all striking.”
“This arresting sequence is of old and new representations of the Virgin. Judith Weir’s vigorous, beautifully fresh Ave Regina caelorum is the first of four such Marian antiphons commissioned from women, the others being Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall and Dobrinka Tabakova, the results all striking.”
