Asia, D Purer than Purest Pure
Challenging vocal works, finely performed
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Composer or Director: Daniel Asia
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Summit
Magazine Review Date: 1/2011
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: DCD550

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Purer than Purest Pure |
Daniel Asia, Composer
BBC Singers Daniel Asia, Composer Odaline de la Martinez, Conductor |
Why (?) Jacob |
Daniel Asia, Composer
BBC Singers BBC Singers Daniel Asia, Composer Odaline de la Martinez, Conductor Richard Pearce, Piano |
Summer is over |
Daniel Asia, Composer
BBC Singers Daniel Asia, Composer Odaline de la Martinez, Conductor |
The She Set |
Daniel Asia, Composer
BBC Singers Daniel Asia, Composer Odaline de la Martinez, Conductor |
Out of More |
Daniel Asia, Composer
BBC Singers Daniel Asia, Composer Odaline de la Martinez, Conductor |
Sounds Shapes |
Daniel Asia, Composer
BBC Singers Daniel Asia, Composer Odaline de la Martinez, Conductor |
Author: Ivan Moody
More generally, Asia doesn’t strike me as being a fundamentally melodic composer: his approach is definitely textural, often declamatory, as the other two cummings sets here and the Paul Pines cycle also show, and as one might guess from the composer’s early love for Ligeti’s Requiem and Lux aeterna, mentioned in the booklet-notes. That interest is especially and avowedly apparent in the textless Sounds Shapes and, especially, the extended Why (?) Jacob, certainly the most interesting and consistently satisfying works in this anthology. The recording, made in St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, captures the excellent performances very well indeed.
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