
Thirty-year-old British composer Tarik O’Regan has been very favorably represented on recordings so far–his Scattered Rhymes (type Q11590 in Search Reviews) was issued to very
This programming concept isn’t new–works based on texts from the biblical Song of Songs–but with ensemble singing this good and musical selections of this high
In case you may be wondering, this is the same recording released in 2005 and very favorably reviewed here–type Q8668 in Search Reviews. That original
This music is all about texture and tone and color, and your judgement regarding a performance will have as much to do with matters of
This is a repertoire that’s been surprisingly well represented on disc, benefiting from the glasnost/perestroika-inspired revival of liturgical music in Russia in the early 1980s
Reviews of recordings such as this one are easy to write. From the very first seconds into this disc you know that it’s a world-class
Vocally, Semyon Bychkov’s new Rachmaninov’s The Bells has a lot going for it. The Lege Artis Chamber Choir and the WDR Rundfunkchor have a big
This generously filled, imaginatively programmed two-disc set of hymns, Anglican psalm chants, and solo organ pieces should find a welcome slot on the shelves of
For the dwindling but still quite significant population for whom church (in this case the Protestant, specifically Anglican variety) remains a meaningful part of life,
Listeners who enjoy traditional English/Anglican hymns will love this collection, performed with the lively spirit and knowing style we would expect from one of Britain’s