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composer and university teacher (1937-1995)
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- classical music, electroacoustic music, opera, liturgical music
- Czechoslovakia
- composer, university teacher
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A welcome relief from regular Christmas fare: the Tallis Scholars introduce us to the subtle riches of Jacobus Clemens non Papa
[…] choir and here we had swift-moving, intricate detail as the choirs answered each other. Philips was a Roman Catholic exile and should perhaps be understood in relation to his European contemporaries rather than the English tradition.We finished with the Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei of the mass. Gentle undulating lines and subtle changes of mood, with the lovely Benedictus on three solo voices and to finish the low-key but beautifully expressive Agnus Dei. There was an encore, a fascinating Salva nos Domine by Jean Mouton.This was a lovely programme, quite low key and subtle in the choice of music and definitely a welcome relief from regular Christmas fare.Never miss out on future posts by following usThe blog is free, but I'd be delighted if you were to show your appreciation by buying me a coffee.Elsewhere on this blogThe Nativity: the American choir, Voce in a sequence of carols from Patrick Hawes - record reviewLike no other: Brixton Chamber Orchestra's Christmas party […]
2022-04-12 16:09:00
[…] our returning angel Hillebrand. They made a fine quartet too, in excellent balance with the orchestra (and choir). The ‘Rex tremendae’ bore down with all the weight of the Counter Reformation itself in mourning. One could almost hear the veils of mourning, mediated or rather amplified by the old ‘Spanish’ Habsburg court dress. Mozart transformed it with searing modernity, and yet also preserved it: tradition aufgehoben. Did Honeck slow too much for the cries of ‘Salva me, fons pietatis’? Perhaps for some, even for me in the abstract, but he clearly had his reasons, yielding far more often in Mozart than Haydn. The ‘Recordare’ made for a fine contrast, orchestra and soloists wonderfully transparent, movement forward ignited by counterpoint. Cellos led telling, accompagnato-like rhetorical thrusts. It was all there in the words, or at least could well be discerned to be. In the ‘Confutatis’, operatic Furies became real, which for […]
2020-08-28 16:32:18
Thomas Tallis' 40-part motet and James MacMillan's contemporary reflection on the latest disc from Suzi Digby and ORA Singers
Tallis Spem in Alium, MacMillan Vidi Aquam; ORA Singers, Suzi Digby; Harmonia Mundi Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 28 August 2020 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) Tallis'40-part motet with a contemporary reflection commissioned to pair with itOn this latest disc from Suzi Digby and ORA Singers on Harmonia Mundi, the choir pairs a pre-existing classic work with a specially commissioned 'reflection', something that they have done with great success on a number of previous discs. Only this time, the context is slightly different in the that classic work is Thomas Tallis' 40-part motet Spem in Alium, and the reflection is James MacMillan's new 40-part motet, Vidi Aquam. For the remainder of the disc, the ensemble (somewhat reduced in size) gives us music by Derrick Gerarde, Alfonso Ferrabosco, William Byrd, Philip van Wilder, and Thomas Tallis. We don't know much about Thomas Tallis 40-part motet, Spem in Alium. The […]
2020-05-25 08:51:29
This recording features first rate performances of, on the “modern” side, Eriks Ešenvalds’ Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Arvo Pärt’s The Woman with the Alabaster Box, and Ola Gjeilo’s Sacred Origins–and equally excellent versions, on the “early” side, of William Byrd’s Praise our Lord, all ye gentiles, John Sheppard’s Libera nos, Salva nos I and William […]
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