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CLASSICAL AUDIO
AVI 8553245 | 4260085532452
1 CD | SRP
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AVI
COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
· Benjamin Britten · Dmitri
Shostakovich
ARTIST: Rachel Roberts (viola) ·
Lars Vogt (piano)
LACHRYMAE
AVI 8553332 | 4260085533329
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AVI
COMPOSER: Modest Musorgsky ·
Alexander Scriabin
ARTIST: Anotnii Baryshevskyi
(piano)
MUSORGSKY & SCRIABIN
PICTURES AT AN
EXHIBITION
BIS-2200 | 7318599922003
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BIS
COMPOSER: Hördur Askelsson
·Eriks Esenvalds · Hugi
Gudmundsson · Hreidar Ingi ·
Morten Lauridsen · Jón Leifs ·
James MacMillan · Arvo Pärt ·
Sigurdur Sævarsson · Thorkell
Sigurbjörnsson · John Tavener
· Anna Thorvaldsdottir · Eric
Whitacre
ARTIST: Schola Cantorum
Reykjavicensis · Hördur
Askelsson (conductor)
MUSIC FOR MIXED CHOIR
MEDITATIO
BNL 112982 | 3491421129826
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BNL
COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
ARTIST: Jean-Sébastien Bardon
(keyboard)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
CHROMATIC FANTASY AND
FUGUE
· Rachel Roberts reveals why many
consider her one of the greatest
violists of this time. Her match with
Lars Vogt on piano is unmatched.
· Both artists consider the repertoire on
this album to be the most important
for viola and piano.
· Antonii Baryshevskyi has won
prizes at over 20 international and
Ukrainian competitions. He has, since
early youth, performed at a series of
festivals in his home country of the
Ukraine.
· This young soloist has incredible
potential and will consistently follow
his own path, always guided by a
self-critical endeavour to achieve
perfection.
· Meditatio is a project which grew from
the concerts given by Schola canto rum
Reykjavicensis and Horour Askelsson on All
Soul's Day. These choral works depict grief
and bereavement through the lens of hope
and comfort.
· Except for Jon Leif's Requiem, the works on
this album were all composed within the
last four decades. The choir's conductor,
Horour Askelsson, as well as four other
Icelandic composers, are featured on the
release.
· Especially moving is Scottish composer
James MacMillan's "A Child's Prayer," which
was written to commemorate the victims of
the 1996 Dunblane school massacre.
· Organist Jean-Sebastien Bardon is
sets out to prove with this album
that any keyboard work written
by J. S. Bach- even those normally
performed on harpsichord- are
equally as beautiful performed on
the organ.
· Bardon is a trained pianist, but
performs on the organ like second
nature.
· The organ used is the magnificent
and famous instrument inside the
Basilica of the Royal Convent of Saint-
Maximin.
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