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Philip LANE (b. 1950) British Light Music, Vol. 15 Sleighbell Serenade Diversions on a Theme of Paganini • Cotswold Dances Divertissement * • Three Christmas Pictures Verity Butler, Clarinet * Royal Ballet Sinfonia • Gavin Sutherland
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Philip Lane has long been a stalwart of British light music and this recording provides an excellent survey of his concert works. London Salute marked the 60th anniversary of the BBC, while the lyrical and frivolous Diversions on a Theme of Paganini was originally written for brass quintet. Partly inspired by childhood memories, the Cotswold Dances reflect the composer’s own part of the country, Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. Composed for clarinet soloist Verity Butler, the Divertissement quotes liberally from Lane’s earlier works, the most popular of which is the Sleighbell Serenade , a piece that has been performed all
over the world. Key Feature:
8.555880 Release Date: 24 Mar 2023
This volume of our rejuvenated British Light Music edition is first released in 2001. Of the original release, the American Record Guide wrote that ‘both the sound and musicianship are excellent’, and Gramophone commented that ‘ Philip Lane 's music is expertly written and has an easy-going charm that makes it well worth getting to know in these affectionate performances.’
Companion Titles – British Light Music series 8.555175 | 8.555218 | 8.574324 | 8.555193
Click to listen to London Salute
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Lera AUERBACH (b. 1973) 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano Christine Bernsted, Violin • Ramez Mhaanna, Piano
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A renaissance artist for our times, Lera Auerbach is internationally renowned as a composer whose exquisitely crafted, emotional, and boldly imaginative music reaches a global audiences. Her 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano is a cycle of compact but ‘meaningful and complete’ works that follows the key scheme of Chopin’s 24 Préludes , while exploring stark contrasts that range from primordial darkness to naïve innocence. Using a highly original tonal language with clear references to classical traditions, this pioneering work fully represents Auerbach’s ability to put music at the service of a broader expression of human need and fallibility. Key Features: • Lera Auerbach is a contemporary musical phenomenon whose unstoppable career started with a highly successful opera written at the age of 12. Her work has been widely performed and recorded on labels such as ECM, Alpha, Hänssler and many more, and there can be few collectors of new music who are unaware of her name and eager to acquire fine new recordings of recent work such as this one. •
8.574464 Release Date: 24 Mar 2023
Companion Titles – Other piano and violin works 8.559903 | 8.579035 | 8.572730 | 8.559306
The young Danish duo of Christine Bergsted and Ramez Mhaanna have been working together since 2019, establishing a reputation for fiery energy and the ability to find Apollonian beauty and emotionally expressive passion in their performances. With numerous awards between them as individual musicians, this duo has already been recognised with prizes such as the Rødovre Music Prize for their work as performers and communicators of music via the podcast medium. Giacomo MEYERBEER (1791–1864) Jephtas Gelübde
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Andrea Chudak, Soprano • Ziazan, Mezzo-soprano Marcus Elsäßer, Tenor • Laurence Kalaidjian, Baritone Sönke Tams Freier, Bass-baritone Caroline Bruker, Ivaylo Yanev, Narrators Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus • Dario Salvi
Meyerbeer, long considered one of the greatest of operatic composers, is being rediscovered. His first music drama was Jephtas Gelübde , based on the biblical story of Jephta and his rash vow of sacrifice. The musical language is varied in expression, with an exceptionally advanced use of leitmotif and a subtle depiction of psychological process, all revealing a powerful command of material. Marches and dances of radically different moods, allied to choruses of folk-like simplicity and grandiose power, are part of a mature score in which intense monologues and gripping ensembles embody music of lyricism, drama and rapture. Key Feature: This was previously available as a digital-only release on 9.70332: ‘Another recording of historical significance from the seemingly endless treasures of lesser known grand operas is given here by a young and promising cast under the baton of Dario Salvi .’ ( The Light Music Society )
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8.225383-84 [2 Discs] Release Date: 24 Mar 2023
Companion Titles – Other operas by Giacomo Meyerbeer
8.660498-500 | 8.660495-97 8.660245-47 | 8.660205-06
Click to listen to Act I: No. 1. Introduction
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