Presto CD, Black Box (label)
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The Gift to be Free: songs by Aaron Copland
Voices, Volume 3
Susan Chilcott (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)
In this excellent selection Susan Chilcott and Iain Burnside grasp the subtlety of Copland's idiom. The two sets of Old American Songs are rightly sung in an American accent in a range of styles... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2003, Editor's Choice
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2001, Editor's Choice
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You'd think such repetitive, obsessively patterned music wouldn’t allow much in the way of interpretative freedom, but in fact the two recordings are markedly different. On the whole the performances... —
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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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