Presto CD, MacMillan (composer)
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James MacMillan: Raising Sparks
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), John York (piano)
Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins
Martyn Brabbins and the Nash Ensemble here offer a superb recording premiere of a major work by James MacMillan. Like much of his music, it has a religious base. The big difference this time... —
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Special offer. MacMillan -The Birds of Rhiannon
BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, James MacMillan
MacMillan's colours can be garish, his gestures histrionic, but his is an art of passion and commitment: these are the effects of a composer seeking to make you feel and react strongly as well... —
