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On Wenlock Edge

On Wenlock Edge


Bliss:

Elegiac Sonnet

Gurney:

Ludlow and Teme

Vaughan Williams:

On Wenlock Edge

Warlock:

The Curlew


James Gilchrist (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano), Michael Cox (flute), Gareth Hulse (cor anglais)

Fitzwilliam String Quartet

“Gilchrist's bright, ringing tenor voice is compelling from the first note, but it's the range of expression and unaffected musicality that leave the lasting impression” BBC Music Magazine

“…a wonderfully imaginative account of On Wenlock Edge and The Curlew. The developing tale of Bredon Hill has never been more vividly told on records, and the desolation of Warlock's masterpiece becomes more poignant still because of the beauty evoked. ...Gurney's Housman cycle has also its finest performance on record. Strongly recommended.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2007

“...invigorating stuff from the off, and far from the pastoral legato of some other interpretations...Gilchrist’s no-nonsense vocal style meets the folk-based contours of the music with a convincing respect – his vowels more fluid and natural than some in the English tenor tradition, and his delivery all the more vivid for it.” Andrew Mellor, bbc.co.uk, 5th July 2007

GGramophone Awards 2008

Finalist - Solo Vocal

Super Audio CD

Format:

Hybrid Multi-channel

Linn - CKD296

(SACD)

$16.50

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English Music for Viola and Piano

English Music for Viola and Piano


Bax:

Viola Sonata

Bliss:

Viola Sonata Op. 91

Vaughan Williams:

Suite For Viola And Orchestra


Christian Euler (viola) & Paul Rivinius (piano)

English Music for Viola and piano is a disc comprised of: Arnold Bax, Sonata / Arthur Bliss, Sonata and Ralph Vaughan Williams, Suite.

Lionel Tertis is regarded as “the father of the viola.” Although he was not its inventor, he wasthe first musician to perform internationally as a soloist on this marvelously multifaceted instrument and to inspire leading composers to produce music for it. While retracing his path, the viola player on this recording, Christian Euler chanced on three English compositions by Bliss, Bax, and Vaughan Williams.

With delight, he presents these rediscoveries with the critically acclaimed pianist Paul Rivinius. The works could not be more different and display the viola’s overwhelming potential in all its great breadth.

Released or re-released in last 6 months

Super Audio CD

Format:

Hybrid Multi-channel

MDG Scene - MDG9031796

(SACD)

$17.50

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