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Tavener: | Requiem Commissioned by The Liverpool Culture Company Ltd as part of the 2008 European Capital of Culture programme. Recorded live at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, 28 February 2008 Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) & Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Mahashakti for solo violin, tam-tam and strings recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 15 April 2008 Ruth Palmer (violin) Eternal Memory, for cello & string orchestra recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 15 April 2008 Josephine Knight (cello) |
In his vast and atmospheric Requiem, John Tavener draws on a range of religious traditions and influences to reflect upon his belief that true liberation and oneness with God can only be achieved through death. Uniting the traditional Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, Qu’ran and Sufi and Hindu texts, the result is an ethereal and powerful musical journey, which received a standing ovation at the premiere performance captured on this disc. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Requiem : Date of recording 28th February 2008, LIVE RECORDING, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company as part of the 2008 European Capital of Culture Programme. Mahashakti & Eternal Memory : Date of recording 15th April 2008 RECORDED IN SESSION, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Stephen Johns, Vice President A&R, EMI Classics said, “The live performance of Tavener's Requiem in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool was a truly unique occasion, and to experience the extraordinary resonances in that space portraying the composer's unifying desire behind the work was particularly memorable. We are very pleased to have been able to capture this great work, and also to set it alongside two beautiful pieces for the talented solo string players, Ruth Palmer and Josephine Knight, all supported by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and their dynamic young conductor, Vasily Petrenko.” “The crowd that filled every seat of this great concrete wigwam stood and cheered at the end of this performance … I'm not surprised. The news that the 63-year-old composer … was in intensive care after emergency heart surgery obviously invested this concert with tremendous poignancy. But the Requiem, superbly delivered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir under Vasily Petrenko's direction, deserves a standing ovation in its own right. … I found it overwhelmingly touching. ” The Times “The main piece here is the premiere of Tavener's Requiem. The last movement is extraordinary: an undulating choral figure is set amidst swells of sound from the orchestra and soloists as the piece builds to a dense climax bringing together Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek and Arabic texts, with Elin Manahan Thomas's pellucid soprano above.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 **** “Written for Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral, and using the building's spatial possibilities, it has characteristic moments of heavenly ecstasy. Yet the work also shows new fervour and robustness which will surprise those who assume Tavener is stuck in a holy-minimalist rut. The Dies Irae roars ferociously, while the final "Ananda" floats away into the ether. The short, contemplative "Eternal Memory" and "Mahashakti" make fitting companion pieces. Beautifully performed by all.” The Observer, 31st May 2009 “It interweaves the Latin Mass with Islamic and Hindu texts in an ingeniously symmetrical design. There are wonderful moments, like the interlude for solo cello (played by Josephine Knight) and the RLPO’s brass section.” The Telegraph, 10th June 2009 *** “John Tavener’s Requiem makes a benignly atmospheric impression as solo cello, voices and orchestra muse, dispute and finally reach spiritual unity. Elin Manahan Thomas’s pure soprano, meanwhile, is splendidly displayed. A good Tavener programme, and a fine advert for Petrenko and the Liverpool Philharmonic.” The Times, 2nd May 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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