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Ein großer Hörgenuss, der die Perfektion erahnen last
Der "Choir of Trinity College Cambridge" aus England singt im Rahmen der internationalen Domkonzerte im Blasiusdom in St. Blasien.
ST. BLASIEN. Alle Register der Beifallsbekundung wurden am Ende des Konzerts des Choir of Trinity College Cambridge gezogen. Die vom Grammophone Magazine zum fünftbesten Chor der Welt gezählten...
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge begeisterte
Als nach dem Konzert an Sir John Tavener der Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik verliehen wurde, sah man bei einigen Mitgliedern des Choir of Trinity College Cambridge gewisse Zeichen von Erschöpfung, sogar Tränen, die auch der Rührung über den festlichen Moment geschuldet sein konnten; aber als Konzertbesucher war man fast froh darüber, hatte...
This is Stephen Layton's second disc devoted to the anthems Handel wrote for the Duke of Chandos, on terms unknown, for performance at his Palladian mansion in 1717 and 1718. The music is vintage Handel, and Layton's performances of O come, let us sing unto the Lord, As pants the hart, and I will magnify thee, O God, have the kind of fullness and nobility, the clarity of words and the sureness of...
Handel flourished during his early years in England under the care of several super-rich patrons. James Brydges, Earl of Carnarvon and later Duke of Chandos, persuaded the German composer to join his elite company of resident musicians in the summer of 1717. Over the next few months Handel created a series of inspired sacred works, which were first performed in the parish church near Brydges’...
'Three cheers for three more anthems for the Duke of Chandos to complement the same already available from the same conductor and choir … Stephen Layton directs his young singers with such a perfect control of texture and rhythm … Susan Gritton charms with the dotted rhythm of 'O magnify the Lord' and Thomas Hobbs - assisted by violins and recorders - delicately evokes a pastoral scene in his...
Stephen Layton directs this intense, dramatic reading with intelligence and integrity, ably assisted by an excellent team of soloists. Ian Bostridge is a superly articulate, agile and expressive Evangelist'