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EAN: 0040888011927 Label: Collegium Manufacturer: Collegium Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Collegium Release Date: September 13, 1993 Studio: Collegium Sales Rank: 308867 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - A Fine Survey of Choral Music John Rutter has long been established as a fine choral conductor as well as an intelligent programmer and this CD further substantiates his preeminent position. For this album Rutter has selected a wide ranging repertoire of songs written for unaccompanied chorus, a tradition that dates back to the plainsongs of the old churches. Opening with Benjamin Britten's completely enchanting setting of WH Auden's long poem 'Hymn to St. Cecilia' is marked by fluid rhythmic changes, perfect enunciation, ... Read More Rating: - International a cappellaIt may seem somewhat strange for the Cambridge Singers to entitle a piece 'A Capella', given that almost all of their music performance is a capella. However, in this collection, they are performing a repertoire from composers whose usual fare is not a capella composition. This was performed in one of their regular recording haunts, the Great Hall of University College School, London, in 1992. --Music-- The music here comes from composers in Germany, France and England from the nineteenth ... Read More Rating:  - Wonderful collectionThis CD is a wonderful collection of mainly French and German song cycles. While I have multiple recordings of the Debussy and Ravel (favorite - Robert Shaw's "Appear and Inspire") and the Britten, the Brahms, Schumann and Poulenc cycles were new to me. All are executed with the pristine clarity and precision we all expect from the Cambridge Singers. My only slight complaint is that the British, with their emphasis on straight-tone singing (which I adore on Renaissance and virtually all English choral music), don't ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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