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Music from the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
[…] Mati Brauer; Producer: not statedMikalojus Čiurlionis (Lithuanian):01 Kęstutis. Symphonic Overture (1902) [9'33]02 In the Forest. Symphonic Poem (1901-02) [17'15]03 The Sea. Symphonic Poem (1903-07) [32'24]Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Modestas PitrėnasOndine ODE 1344-2 [recorded April and October 2019; issued 2020][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Recording Studio, Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Vilnius, LithuaniaRecording engineers: Evelina Staniulytė; Producers: Aleksandra Kerienė, Vilius Keras.Kurland Sounds (Latvian):01 Vilnis Šmīdbergs: Merry-Go-Round (2006) [11'51]02 - 04 Ēriks Ešenvalds: 4th Liepāja concerto 'Visions of Arctic Night' (2012) * [24'01]05 Pēteris Vasks: Symphony No.2 (1999) [38'13]Ints Dālderis- clarinet *; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Atvars LakstīgalaOdradek ODRCD319 [recorded October 2012* and February 2013; issued 2015][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Liepaja Latvian Society Hall, LatviaRecording engineer: Normunds Slava; Producer: not statedEduard Tubin (Estonian):01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in C minor (1931-34) [32'21]04 - 06 Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra (1964) * […]
2023-11-16 04:30:00
Anna Lapwood: Luna (CD Review)
by Karl NehringJames Newton Howard: Flying (from “Peter Pan”); Olivia Belli: Grain Moon; Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2; Kristina Arakelyan: Dreamland; Dario Marianelli; Dawn (from “Pride and Prejudice”); Hans Zimmer: Stay (from “Interstellar”); Bach & Gounod: Ave Maria: Glass: Mad Rush; Ghislaine Reece-Trapp: In Paradisum; Ēriks Ešenvalds & Sara Teasdale: Stars; Kristina Arakelyan: Star Fantasy; Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight; Florence Price: An Elf on a Moonbeam; Ludovico Einaudi: Experience; Debussy: Clair de Lune. Anna Lapwood, organ and conductor; Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Sony Classical 19658831402I have followed the young British musician Anna Lapwood (b. 1995) on Twitter (now known as “X” since its takeover by a notorious right-wing ultrabillionaire) for quite some time. Her posts there show her to be a charming and unpretentious artist, devoted not only to her craft, but also to helping other musicians, especially young musicians, express themselves through music. She is skilled not only as an organist, but as a conductor and broadcaster. Inn […]
2023-10-13 08:16:00
London Oriana Choir celebrates 50 years of music making
London Oriana Choir and Dominic PeckhamLondon Oriana Choir, music director Dominic Peckham, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a season packed with goodies. The choir's first ever rehearsal was on 14 November 1973; it was founded by Leon Lovett, starting life as an evening class under the auspices of the Inner London Education Authority. David Drummond took over as musical director in 1997 and will be returning to conduct the choir as part of the gala concert in March 2024. The current MD, Dominic Ellis-Peckham, joined in 2013.The season launches with Choral Icons at St Paul's Covent Garden on 4 November 2023, a concert in aid of Music for Dementia featuring works by Benjamin Britten, Cecilia McDowall, Sir John Tavener, Sir James MacMillan, Eriks Esenvalds, Felix Mendelssohn, Dobrinka Tabakova and more. Cecilia McDowall, the choir's patron, has written a new commission for them, whilst singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman will be making a special appearance […]
2023-09-14 08:44:14
This is a recording that makes me wish I had scores at hand while listening. These four works, written by Latvian composer Eriks Ešenvalds between 2006 and 2015, are not so innovative or original as they are successful integrations of techniques–chord clusters, extravagant dissonances, expansive textures, generous employment of voices and voicings, and sheer audaciousness […]
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