Folks’ Music (Paul Hillier)
They reflect the meticulously-punctuated theme of that edition of the festival: the idea that new music in the western classical tradition belongs to us all
Reviews
Daniel Knaggs: Two Streams
Knaggs embraces many historical influences, powerfully and unapologetically evident in an instantly relatable work
Langlais: Organ Music, Vol 1 (Giorgio Benati, Fausto Caporali)
Across this whole volume there is simply not enough care and attention paid to legato phrasing of melodic line, particular in the pedal parts
Sancte Paule Apostole: Music from The Choir of Old Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh
Psalms and hymns are performed with as much care as the less familiar works
Arvo Pärt: Essential Choral Works (Paul Hillier)
No one who loves Pärt’s music will want to be without this set
Antonio Caldara: Gloria; Respighi: Lauda per la Nativita del Signore (Mirko Guadagnini)
A lively instrumental introduction to this performance leads to disappointment when the choir enters
Bob Chilcott: Christmas Oratorio (Benjamin Nicholas)
Sarah Connolly conveys Mary’s wonderment and even fear with grace and not a flutter of girlishness
JS Bach: Organ Transcriptions (Wolfgang Rübsam)
Every note, every rhythmic delay, every extended up-beat, every spread chord is planned with astonishing detail
Arvo Pärt: Tractus (Tönu Klajuste)
The vocal works seem to transcend speech, while the orchestral pieces clearly articulate their source texts
Apollo5: Haven
Some of the most insightfully earthy singing of Byrd (the Mass for Five Voices) you’re likely to hear
Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver
The Holloway singers don’t go sad-sack on it but simply and subtly temper their delivery
Organ Music of Pierre Kunc – French composer and organist (Damin Spritzer)
Damin Spritzer, as usual, plays this unknown repertoire with a impressive sense of devotion and attention to detail
Liszt: Piano works, arranged for Organ (Diederik Blankesteijn)
The music translates extremely well to the sonorous Bätz organ in the generous acoustic of Utrecht’s Domkirk
J.S. Bach: Complete Organ Works
An outstanding testament to one of the more remarkable European organists of the last 40 years
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