Rachel Dent - Awake O Harp - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge releases a beautiful and varied selection of Easter choral music on it's new album under the direction of Daniel Hyde. Now the Green Blade Riseth is a procession through time and history, with music rooted in ancient Gregorian chant all the way through to contemporary works charting the course of Holy Week and Easter. The album presents not only a rich variety of choral music but a demonstration of the flexibility and agility of the Choir of King's College. Daniel Hyde conducts the Choir in music from the 'Golden Age of English Polyphony' (Byrd's Civitas) and the era of Italian grand opera (Rossini's O salutaris Hostia), as well Victorian, Edwardian and mid-twentieth century choral masterpieces. A selection of popular Easter hymns structures the program, which culminates in Durufl 's stunning transcription of Tournemire's Choral Improvisation sur le 'Victim Paschali', performed by Matthew Martin on the King's College organ.

Following the success of her Orchid albums Flame and West Side Story, violinist Gwendolyn Masin returns with Legends, a fascinating and unique program in which family ties and teaching lineages overlap in a mosaic of musicians, showcasing neglected repertoire and figures in the process. Throughout, the implications of the word 'legend' are felt. Iconic figures and works rub shoulders with those who unjustly remain in an almost mythical realm Irene Wienawska (aka Poldowksi), her father Henryk Wieniawski and uncle Józef Wieniawski, Henryk's student Ysaÿe, and Ysaÿe's student Enescu. This recording of Ysaÿe's single-movement String Quintet in B minor is especially remarkable as it is relatively new on the recording scene; it received it's Swiss premiere in May 2022 as part of Masin's GAIA Music Festival, and this particular version has never been recorded before. Album Tracks 1. Legend Op.17 2. Valse-Caprice Op.46 3. Sept Chansons de Clement Marot 4. String Quintet in B minor 5. Caledonian Market 6. Tango

Album Tracks 1. Rhine & Courtesan 2. The Voyage of Camille 3. Tea Merchants 4. Lloyd's Register 5. With More Air Than Words 6. All Is Calm 7. Cypress Branches 8. The Sirens 9. Night at Sea 10. Letters Home 11. To Rest Near to You 12. The Blue-Skinned Waltz 13. His Eyes