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Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver (CD Review)
by Karl NehringThe Road (text: Charles Anthony Silvestri); Autumn (text: Silvestri); The North; Dreamweaver; Winter Light; Agnus Dei; Stone Rose; Ingen Vinner Frem Til Den Evige Ro (trad. Norwegian hymn arr. Gjeilo). Ola Gjeilo, piano; Grace Davidson, soprano; Duncan Riddell, solo violin; Roberto Sorrentino, solo cello; The Choir of Royal Holloway; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Gough, conductor. Decca 485 4635The last time I reviewed an album by the Norwegian composer and pianist Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978, pronounced “yay-lo”), the solo piano album Dawn, I mentioned how impressed I had been by a couple of his earlier choral albums but then concluded my review as follows: “This new one, however, is a disappointment, comprising as it does music that never seems to rise above the merely pleasant. For a composer with Gjeilo’s talents, merely pleasant is not nearly enough. As they say in the sports world, “c’mon man!” Perhaps it is time to for Gjeilo to get back to choral writing.” […]
2021-04-30 12:00:22
Questionnaire by David Lang, Sergio SorrentinoQuestionnaire is an intriguing new piece for voice and guitar ensemble by David Lang, and the Italian guitarist Sergio Sorrentino has just recorded a new version of the piece in which he plays all of the guitar parts. In Questionnaire a voice asks a series of spoken questions, and the guitar ensemble replies, with the voice spoken by Sorrentino's wife, Barbara Czepulonis. The result is a tour-de-force in many ways, from the brilliance of Sorrentino's playing to the tantalising way we are forced to think strongly about the guitar ensemble responses Further details from Bandcamp.
2017-03-14 19:48:54
Extreme Baroque play Bach in a brilliant mixed programme Tuesday 21 March 7.30 pm Tickets: £12.50/£25 with nourishing bowl of stew before (desserts available!) Roberto Sorrentino: ‘cello; Bridget Pearse: viola and violin; Wendy Staal: violin Featuring two wonderfully talented local musicians, Bridget Pearse and Wendy Staal, and Royal Philharmonic ‘cellist, Roberto Sorrentino, Extreme Baroque relish the clarity and precision of Baroque music. Playing Bach and other masters of the baroque in the clear acoustics of Sladers Yard, this will be a treat to cleanse your ears and uplift your heart. PROGRAMME: Carlo Farina (c.1600 – c.1640): Sonata detta la Polaca a 3 Corelli Trio Sonata op 3 n 2 in D major Bach Goldberg Variations: Aria; Variations 5, 15 and 24 Tarquinio Merula (1595 – 1665): La Catterina; Ballo detto Pollicio […]
2016-06-29 18:40:18
From writing the ultimate tearjerker for Paolo Sorrentino to commemorating the bloodiest day in British military history, David Lang takes it all in his stride. He tells Kate Molleson about the power of repetition and his mechanised co-writer“I guess I’m emotionally complicated in the most simple terms,” says David Lang, Pulitzer prize-winning US composer, eyeing me with an expression that is simultaneously intense and placid. He’s explaining why his music has become such a favourite of choreographers and film-makers – particularly the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, who has featured Lang scores in his recent films. In the latest, Youth, Lang was tasked with writing Simple Song #3, hit opus of Michael Caine’s ageing composer character. Basically, he had to write the ultimate tune: a melody so easy that beginners can play it, yet so beautiful that it moves everyone to laughter and to tears. Continue reading...