Tunder / La Dolcezza Ensemble - Vocal & Organ Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Introducing InchEnvironments,Inch from acclaimed composer Greg Caffrey, a poignant journey through landscapes both physical and emotional. Recorded in the heart of Belfast at the historic Townsend Street Church, this album captures the essence of a city marked by it's tumultuous history and resilient spirit. Caffrey's compositions, brought to life by the renowned Ulster Orchestra, reflect his own personal journey from the streets of West Belfast to international acclaim.The album opens with InchEnvironments I & II,Inch two pieces born from Caffrey's residencies in Paris, showcasing his mastery of orchestral composition. From the grandeur of a full symphony orchestra to the intimacy of chamber music, these works explore a range of rich sonic landscapes. Each note is imbued with the composer's profound connection to his surroundings, offering a window into his creative process.InchA Terrible Beauty,Inch the centrepiece of the album, unfolds over three movements inspired by the poetry of WB Yeats. Caffrey's response to the poetry is both evocative and introspective, weaving together themes of beauty, pain, and resilience. With each movement, the music transports listeners on a visceral journey through the depths of human experience, culminating in a profound exploration of the human spirit.Closing the album is InchAingeal,Inch a deeply personal work written in tribute to a loved one. Set against a backdrop of strings and percussion, the music captures the raw emotions of grief and loss, offering solace and catharsis in it's haunting melodies. Through InchEnvironments,Inch Greg Caffrey invites listeners to reflect on their own environments, both internal and external, and discover the beauty in life's most poignant moments.Conducted by Sinead Hayes with soloists Craig Ogden and Daniel Browell.Environments II Prizewinning work in the International Conductors Union Composit

James Weeks writes InchEXAUDI, long-established among the UK's leading vocal consorts, presents fresh readings of 19 of Gesualdo's madrigals from Books V and VI, combining rigorous stylistic understanding and tonal beauty with an overriding focus on the music's extreme expressive vision. The late madrigals of Gesualdo exert a strange and enduring fascination on the modern musical imagination. Listening today to these extraordinary messages of anguish and ecstasy, we are drawn back to his flame like lovers who can't let go, into the warp of chromatic harmony, the emotional hyper-intensity and mysterious otherness of this most tantalising early Baroque figure.Inch Album Tracks 1. Madrigali a Cinque Voci - Selections from Libro V and VI [1611] 2. 'Merce!', Grido Piangendo [V] 3. Io Pur Respiro in Così Gran Dolore [VL] 4. Itene, O Miei Sospiri [V] 5. Gioite Voi Col Canto [V] 6. 'Io Parto' E Non Più Dissi [VL] 7. S'io Non Miro Non Moro [V] 8. Deh, Come Invan Sospiro [VL] 9. Mille Volte Il DÌ Moro [VL] 10. Asciugate I Begli Occhi [V] 11. O Dolorosa Gioia [V] 12. Se la Mia Morte Brami [VL] 13. Ardita Zanzaretta [VL] 14. Volan Quasi Farfalle [VL] 15. Al Mio Gioir Il Ciel Si Fa Sereno [VL] 16. Dolcissima Mia Vita [V] 17. Tu Piangi, O Filli Mia [VI] 18. Moro, Lasso, Al Mio Duolo [VI] 19. Languisce Al Fin Chi Da la Vita Parte [V]

Album Tracks 1. Ecco Ch'io Lasso Il Core (Secundi Toni), Magnificat for 6 Voices, H. Xiv/201 2. Salve Regina Misericordiae, Motet for 4 Voices, M. IX (S. I/83) 3. Salve Regina Misericordiae, Motet for 4 Voices, M. IX (S. I/83) 4. Ave Maria Gratia Plena, Motet for 5 Voices, M. XIX (S. V/118) 5. Audi Dulcis (Filia) Amica Mea, Motet for 4 Voices, M. XVII (S. I/99) 6. Veni Dilecte Mi, Motet for 5 Voices, M. VIII (S. V/124) 7. Veni Dilecte Mi, Motet for 5 Voices, M. VIII (S. V/124) 8. Salve Regina Mater, Motet for 5 Voices, M. XX, (S. V/115) 9. Ave Regina Coelorum, Motet for 5 Voices, M. XXII (S. V/104) 10. Missus Est Angelus, Motet for 6 Voices, M. V (S. Vii/16) 11. Missus Est Angelus, Motet for 6 Voices, M. V (S. Vii/16) 12. Missus Est Angelus, Motet for 6 Voices, M. V (S. Vii/16) 13. Missus Est Angelus, Motet for 6 Voices, M. V (S. Vii/16) 14. Ave Verum Corpus, Motet for 6 Voices, M. XIII (S. Xiii/66) 15. Regina Coeli Laetare, Motet for 5 Voices, M. XXI (S. V/106) 16. Regina Coeli Laetare, Motet for 5 Voices, M. XXI (S. V/106) 17. Salve Regina Mater, Motet for 8 Voices, M. XIX (S. Xxi/18) 18. O Maria Clauses Hortus, Motet for 3 Voices, M. XI (S. I/29) 19. Tota Pulchra Es, Motet for 4 Voices, M. XXI (S. I/96) 20. Work(S) 21. Salve Regina Mater, Motet for 6 Voices, M. XIX (S. Xiii/128) 22. Sancta Maria, Motet for 5 Voices, M. XIX (S. V/135)