Vaughan / Brahms / Chopin / Leister / Jones - Meditations for Autumn - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Frozen Autumn is an Italian darkwave band, formed in May 1993, characterized by a blend of melancholic vocals, atmospheric gothic-wave, and 80s-style electropop. Having established a name for itself with the classic albums such as Fragments of Memories (1997) and Emotional Screening Device (2002), The Frozen Autumn now presents it's latest masterpiece, Chirality. An artistic collage of seamlessly blended styles and genres, Chirality is a beautiful addition to The Frozen Autumn's legacy.

Various Artists - Meditations for a Quiet Dawn / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/02/1994

The five new choral works on this album - by James MacMillan, Will Todd, Anna Semple, Eoghan Desmond and Lisa Robertson - all grew from a meditation by St John Henry Newman. Newman was a theologian of towering stature and broad influence and his meditation resonates with great clarity in our present age of the re-evaluation of what we can and cannot do without, and of the profound human need for a sense of meaning and purpose. Canonized in October 2019, Newman's writings represent a rich and thought-provoking legacy and, alongside the new works presented, are immortalized in three well-known hymns and Sir Edward Elgar's exquisite elegy 'They are at rest'. Also included are two of Elgar's psalm settings - Great is the Lord and Give unto the Lord. These are monumental works for choir and organ, full of grandeur and drama, but also inherently simple. The album ends with a 'Bonus' track by Bob Chilcott - also a Genesis Foundation commission - based on Psalm 139.