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This release by conductor Donald Fraser with the durable English Chamber Orchestra and the elusive English Symphony Orchestra (he does a pretty good job of getting a consistent sound) was made an album of the week by Britain's crossover Classic FM radio network, and it will fill the bill for those in search of a stress eliminator, to use the term popularized by a U.S. classical radio station. Fraser's lush string arrangements may remind one of the eerily perfect Japanese orchestral versions of Beatles songs and the like from the 1960s and '70s. But there's more going on here than sweet string sounds. The term "songs" in the title is used in the most general sense; the material for Fraser's orchestrations, which include a pair of his own compositions, comprise songs, piano pieces, orchestral works, a choral Crucifixus of Antonio Lotti (this version gives it a unique effect), and, as an "epilogue," what Fraser terms a "remix" of Marin Marais' Sonnerie. This last will strike you either as a brilliant flourish in conclusion or as coming out of left field, but it points to the variety of Fraser's sources: there are plenty of surprises here for those who listen to them. It's all amplified for CD buyers by Fraser's detailed notes, which talk about the individual pieces and what he's done with them. An enjoyable release with something in it for all kinds of listeners.
© TiVo
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English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Edward Elgar, Composer - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
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John Dowland, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
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Antonio Lotti, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
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Nicola Antonio Porpora, Composer - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Engish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra
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Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
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English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - David Fraser, Composer
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
Franz Liszt, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
Maurice Ravel, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Edward Elgar, Composer - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Edward Elgar, Composer - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Edward Elgar, Composer - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Marin Marais, Composer - English Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Donald Fraser, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
Album review
This release by conductor Donald Fraser with the durable English Chamber Orchestra and the elusive English Symphony Orchestra (he does a pretty good job of getting a consistent sound) was made an album of the week by Britain's crossover Classic FM radio network, and it will fill the bill for those in search of a stress eliminator, to use the term popularized by a U.S. classical radio station. Fraser's lush string arrangements may remind one of the eerily perfect Japanese orchestral versions of Beatles songs and the like from the 1960s and '70s. But there's more going on here than sweet string sounds. The term "songs" in the title is used in the most general sense; the material for Fraser's orchestrations, which include a pair of his own compositions, comprise songs, piano pieces, orchestral works, a choral Crucifixus of Antonio Lotti (this version gives it a unique effect), and, as an "epilogue," what Fraser terms a "remix" of Marin Marais' Sonnerie. This last will strike you either as a brilliant flourish in conclusion or as coming out of left field, but it points to the variety of Fraser's sources: there are plenty of surprises here for those who listen to them. It's all amplified for CD buyers by Fraser's detailed notes, which talk about the individual pieces and what he's done with them. An enjoyable release with something in it for all kinds of listeners.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:34
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Donald Fraser English Symphony Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: AVIE Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive / Donald Fraser (P) 2018 FraserMusic Interactive/Donald Fraser
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