Stan Kenton - Complete McGregor Transcriptions - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Cockney Suite 2. Gallantry 3. I Call You from the Shadows 4. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind 5. In a Camp of the Ancient Britons 6. A Musical Jigsaw 7. Danse À la Tarentelle 8. Mind the Slide (The Troubled Trombone) 9. Jungle Drums 10. Aberfoyle (Waltz) 11. Fiddle Fun 12. A Desert Romance 13. Sunset Glow 14. With Honour Crowned (Processional March)

British composer Julie Cooper presents her commercial album debut, composed during the COVID-19 lockdowns. This musical diary represents Cooper's reflections on the continuous cycle of life as experienced so vividly by many during this time. This theme is explored most prominently in the central 4-movement work, the 'Contemplation Suite', featuring the soprano Grace Davidson, where the changing of light and dark in the day and it's effect on our circadian rhythms is brought to light. The album opens with the title track 'Continuum', written and narrated by celebrated Bridgerton and Dr Who actor Anjoa Andoh, poignantly setting the tone and message for the rest of the album. Julie Cooper is an award-winning British composer whose music is broadcast extensively on Film, all BBC television and radio channels, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 and all visual media worldwide. She has scored multiple cinematic orchestral and intimate chamber albums for television drama, film, wildlife documentaries, advertising and video game music, along with numerous drama commissions for Theatre, BBC Radio Drama and the concert . Album Tracks 1. Continuum 2. Contemplation Suite~I. Dawn 3. Contemplation Suite~II. Day 5. Contemplation Suite~IV. Dream 7. Life in Stillness 8. Darkness 9. Light 10. Calliope 12. Aurea Hora 13. Galilean Moons

Christopher Glynn continues his series of Schubert in English releases with a new recording of 'The Fair Maid of the Mill' (Die schöne Müllerin) with acclaimed Scottish tenor Nicky Spence. Set to a new translation by writer and director Jeremy Sams, Willhelm Müller's direct and emotionally-charged poetry became the basis of Schubert's first cycle to tell a complete story over the course of it's 20 songs. Nicky Spence is one of Scotland's proudest sons and his unique skills as a singing actor and the rare honesty of his musicianship have earned him a place at the top of the classical music profession. Nicky won a record contract with Decca records while still studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then took a place as an inaugural Harewood Artist at the ENO. Christopher Glynn is a Grammy award-winning pianist, praised for his 'breathtaking sensitivity' (Gramophone), 'irrepressible energy, wit and finesse' (The Guardian) and 'perfect fusion of voice and piano' (BBC Music Magazine). He is also Artistic Director of the Ryedale Festival, where he has been praised as a 'visionary' and 'inspired programmer' (The Times). Album Tracks 1. The Fair Maid of the Mill - Franz Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin D. 795 in a New English Version By Jeremy Sams 2. Somewhere 3. Where Now? 4. Stop! 5. A Thank You to the Stream 6. The End of a Long Day's Work 7. Curiosity 8. Impatience 9. Good Morning 10. The Miller's Flowers 11. Tears Like Rain 12. Mine! 13. Interlude 14. The Green Ribbon 15. The Huntsman 16. Jealousy and Pride 17. Her Favourite Colour 18. The Hated Colour 19. Withered Flowers 20. The Miller and the Brook 21. The Brook Sings a Lullaby