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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Songs Of Earth And AlchemyThe John Harle Collection, incorporating HARLE001, HARLE002, HARLE003 & HARLE004
Alexander Balanescu, Catherine Bott, Nicole Tibbels, Academy of St Martins in the Fields, Elvis Costello (vocals), The John Harle Band, The Balanescu Quartet, Andy Sheppard (saxophones), London Voices, Sarah Leonard (soprano), William Purefoy (countertenor), Dancers and Singers from Savu Indonesia, Aboriginal Children from Pajinca, Steve Lodder, Paul Clarvis, Richard Hammarton, Curtis Bristowe, Mariao Hohaia, Adrian Utley, Peter Beachill, David Coulter, Chris Laurence, Sarah Jane Morris, Will Gregory, Guy Barker, Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Paul Jones (harmonica), Stan Tracey (piano), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Mike Henry (vocals), Paul Jones (harmonica), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Terry Edwards (voice), Henry Lowther (trumpet) “This four CD box, released on his own label, is a testament to the extraordinary versatility of this brilliant saxophonist. Not only do we get his jazz work (a tribute to Johnny Hodges), but also a wide variety of classical and experimental tracks” The Independent | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Edgard Varèse, Sarah Leonard Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, ASKO Ensemble, Riccardo Chailly | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Joe Cutler - Bartlebooth
Robin Michael (cello), Sarah Leonard (soprano), Andrew Sparling (clarinet) & Stephen Gutman (piano) Fidelio Trio, Ensemble de Ereprijs & BBC Concert Orchestra, Charles Hazlewood Joe Cutler’s demonstrates his multi-faceted style of composition in this first collection of his works on NMC.
His music is influenced by the minimalist music of Louis Andriessen, the driving energy of Igor Stravinsky and
his love for complex rhythms and jazz.
Joe uses unconventional direction in his score to conjure up the mood he want for his composition. The
laid-back melismatic solos in Archie are directed to be played 'grundgily' [sic] and for Sal’s Sax the wild,
rhythmic passages are marked as “really pumping” along with a carefully chosen Jack Kerouac quote: 'I
like my whiskey wild, I like Saturday night in the sack to be crazy … I like to be gassed by a back alley
music’. “The solo piano piece Buckley's Hot Licks begins with keyboard pyrotechnics, veers into melodrama in its central section with the pianist as reciter, before ending with a homage to Art Tatum-style stride piano, while Sal's Sax is a hard-edged essay in Dutch minimalism driven along on a tide of brass and explosive keyboard and percussion chords. The beautiful Music for Cello and Strings from 2005 seems to me the most impressive work here, referencing a range of 20th-century models, from Schoenberg to Takemitsu, yet remaining confidently itself.” The Guardian, 20th June 2008 **** “This is an essential purchase: Cutler may not make contemporary music loveable again, but he does make it unignorable and that is what really matters.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 | 
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| |  | American Classics - Psalms of Joy and Sorrow
Laudibus Choir, Michael Brewer, Rochester Singers, Aaron Miller, Samuel Adler, Meir Finkelstein, BBC Singers, Spectrum Avner Itai, Patrick Mason, Hugh Potton, The London Chorus, Ronald Corp, Alberto Mizrahi, Barcelona Symphony/National Orchestra of Catalonia, Elli Jaffe, Theodore Bikel, Coral Carmina, Barcelona Symphony/National Orchestra of Catalonia, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Joseph Evans, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Sarah Leonard, Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir, Justin Bischof, Patrick Gardner, Aaron Miller, New York Cantorial Choir, Ne'imah Singers, Schola Hebraeica, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent & Instrumental Ensemble Neil Levin “In the Torah and the [books of the] Prophets, God reaches out to man. The initiative is His. The message is His. He communicates, we receive.... In the Psalms, human beings reach out to God. The initiative is human. The language is human. We make an effort to communicate. He receives.... The human soul extends itself beyond its confining, sheltering, impermanent house of clay. It gropes for an experience of the divine Presence.” Nahum Sarna | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | John Harle - SilenciumSongs of the Spirit
Alexander Balanescu, Catherine Bott, Sarah Leonard, Nicole Tibbels Academy of St Martins in the Fields, John Harle | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | John Harle - Terror and Magnificence(includes music used to score the BBC TV series, ‘A History of Britain’)
Elvis Costello (vocals), John Harle (saxophones, keyboards), Andy Sheppard (saxophones), Sarah Leonard (soprano), William Purefoy (countertenor) The John Harle Band, The Balanescu Quartet, London Voices | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Shadow of the DukeThe music of Duke Ellington. John Harle’s tribute to his idol, Duke Ellington’s alto saxophonist, Johnny Hodges.
Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Paul Jones (harmonica), Sarah Leonard (vocals), Stan Tracey (piano), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Mike Henry (vocals), Paul Jones (harmonica), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Terry Edwards (voice), Henry Lowther (trumpet) The John Harle Band, The Balanescu Quartet | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Linda Hirst (soprano), Sarah Leonard (mezzo-soprano), Omar Ebrahim (baritone), David Geringas (cello), Max Bonnay (accordion) Schoenberg Ensemble & Asko Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw “In the year of his 80th birthday, these are glorious accounts of great 20th-century works.”
(The Guardian on Volume IV of the Teldec Ligeti Project) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Elizabeth Keusch (soprano), Sarah Leonard (soprano), Salome Kammer (speaker), Mayumi Miyata (shô), Yukiko Sugawara (piano), Tomoko Hemmi (piano) Staatsoper Stuttgart, Lothar Zagrosek | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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