A Bridge of Dreams

A cappella music from the Pasific rim

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Ars Nova Records 6.220597 Køb cd

Dirigent:

Paul Hillier

Denne cd på Ars Novas eget label rummer en fornem samling af vokalmusik fra Stillehavsområdet. Her er komponister og digtere fra Kina, Japan, Californien, New Zealand og Australien - og en enkelt tidlig angelsaksisk opdagelsesrejsende. En del af værkerne akkompagneres af den engelske harpevirtuos Andrew Lawrence-King, og dirigent Paul Hillier hæver selv røsten som fortæller. I CD-hæftet er det ligeledes Hillier selv, der fortæller om musikken og komponisterne, som han alle kender personligt.

Lou Harrison (1917-2003) Mass for Saint Cecilia's Day (1983)
Ross Edwards (f. 1943) Sacred Kingfisher Psalms (2009)
Jack Body (f. 1944) Five Lullabies (1989)
Liu Sola (f. 1955) &
Kevin Crossley-Holland (f. 1941)		 The Seafarer (2009)
Anne Boyd (f. 1946) As I crossed a bridge of Dreams (1975)
  • Nutidig vokalmusik fra de fjerne lande

    Ars Nova under Hillier sætter ikke én eneste indsats forkert, men viser, hvordan efterårskulden let holdes ude af systemet.

    Jyllands-Posten
  • "admirably performed"

    Anne Boyd’s As I crossed a bridge of dreams…with its rapt sostenuto, steals the show. Almost endlessly sustained, immaculately imagined, and—like everything else here—admirably performed.

    Gramophone, February 2012
  • "Ars Nova sings with alert musicality"

    Ars Nova Copenhagen sings with chaste but warm tone, smooth blend, tonal precision, and alert musicality under the leadership of Paul Hillier. This is an album that should be of strong interest to fans of new choral music from off the beaten path.

    Allmusic.com, December 2011
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  • "world class choir"

    Anne Boyd’s “As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams”…grabs the attention. Based on the whole-tone scale, the music moves very slowly in deliciously textured, monumental chords that show this world-class choir at its best.

    The Observer (London)
  • "Unmissable"

    Ars Nova Copenhagen is a peerless chamber choir, directed and conducted by Hillier, with the necessary technical and musical skills to adapt to a myriad of contemporary vocal styles (...) Lovers of choral music should not miss this inspiring programme, given a typically superlative performance by Ars Nova Copenhagen (...). Unmissable.

    SA-CD.net
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