Brough - Requiem in Blue - Smudged Discs: SMU603 - CD

...immediate emotional appeal, unashamed melodic lushness and episodes of strong rhythmic drive. Highly recommended. — International Record Review, September 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 2010
Catalogue No: SMU603
Label: Smudged Discs
Length: 68 minutes

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Brough: Requiem in Blue

Work length42:39

Harvey Brough, Hills Road Sixth Form College Choir, Choir of Clare College Cambridge

Introit and Kyrie

Track length5:40

Offertorium

Track length5:16

Sanctus

Track length4:08

Benedictus

Track length3:45

Agnus Dei

Track length6:44

Libera me

Track length4:14

Pie Jesu

Track length4:20

In paradisum

Track length4:40

Lux aeterna

Track length3:52

Brough: Valete in Pace

Work length22:18

Andrew Parrott, Britten Sinfonia, Harvey Brough, Hills Road Sixth Form College Choir, Portsmouth Cathedral Choir, Choir of Clare College Cambridge

Lauds

Track length6:18

Terce

Track length4:38

None

Track length5:56

Vespers

Track length5:26

Brough: I Carry Your Heart

Work length3:52

Harvey Brough, Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Tim Brown

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Requiem in Blue, written ten years ago in memory of Harvey’s brother Lester, is based on the traditional Latin Mass and incorporates folksong, plainsong, blues, jazz, gospel and improvised elements. Alongside the Latin words of the Requiem Mass, the work also features words from the inspirational play Spoonface Steinberg, written by Lee Hall, (writer of Billy Elliot). It is scored for small ensemble (percussion, bass, keyboards, chamber organ, theorbo, Celtic harp & flugelhorn) with 3 vocal soloists, SATB choir and children's choir. The piece has been performed some three dozen times, all over the UK and in Europe, by thousands of singers of all ages.

This eagerly awaited recording is performed by Brough’s close musical associates, including Liane Carroll, Natacha Atlas, Clara Sanabras and Gerard Presencer, with the Choir of Clare College Cambridge under the direction of the composer. The Valete in Pace performers include the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Parrott, Mark Le Brocq, Clare College Choir and Portsmouth Cathedral Choir.

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September 2010

...immediate emotional appeal, unashamed melodic lushness and episodes of strong rhythmic drive. Highly recommended.

18th June 2010

Requiem in Blue is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary work in tribute to the composer's late brother, featuring sections of the Latin Mass in alliance with folk and jazz elements

13th June 2010

This recording is a rollercoaster ride. Harvey Brough's now-familiar Requiem in Blue welds jazz singers and musicians with traditional choirs and wonderful children's voices to produce a collage of sound and emotion...Mark Le Brocq is a stunning soloist, tearing at our hearts with Lee Hall's disquieting text.

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