Brahms / Schubert / Tredici / Levin - Bright Circle - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro Amabile 2. II. Allegro Appassionato 3. III. Andante Con Moto 4. I. Con Moto 5. II. Ballada Con Moto 6. III. Allegretto 7. IV. Adagio 8. I. Allegro Appassionato 9. II. Andante Un Poco Adagio 10. III. Allegretto Grazioso 11. IV. Vivace

Both of the song cycles recorded here combine lyricism with powerful storytelling, covering a wide range of emotions that are well suited to the beautiful sonorities and vocal nature of the French horn. Schubert's late 'Schwanengesang' conveys it's pastoral setting, messages of love, pain of separation, and haunted loss so descriptively that the music is just as effective without words. Brahms arranged his 'Zigeunerlieder' or 'Gypsy Songs' from vocal quartets, their Hungarian folk-music character lending themselves superbly to further transcription. Tim Thorpe is gaining a reputation as one of the most accomplished horn players of his generation. He has received extensive orchestral experience as principal horn with several amateur and youth orchestras including the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and the European Union Youth Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, Thorpe has played principal horn with all the major London orchestras and with other UK orchestras including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Sinfonia.

Considered among the finest of contemporary vocal ensembles, the London-based Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short have gained renown for their powerfully commanding recordings that range from medieval to contemporary works. Their latest is no exception as Tenebrae give movingly gorgeous and intricate performances of a selection of motets by Johannes Brahms and Anton Bruckner. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this recording will be donated to MacMillan Cancer Support. Album Tracks 1. Anton Bruckner Aequalis No.1 2. Anton Bruckner Virga Jesse 3. Anton Bruckner Ecce Sacerdos 4. Anton Bruckner Christus Factus Est 5. Anton Bruckner Locus Iste 6. Brahms Fest- Und Gedenksprüche, Op.109 7. Anton Bruckner Os Justi 8. Brahms Ave Maria 9. Brahms How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings 10. Anton Bruckner Ave Maria 11. Anton Bruckner Tota Pulchra Es 12. Brahms Drei Motetten, Op.110 13. Brahms Geistliches Lied 14. Anton Bruckner Aequalis No.2