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John Rutter is better known as a composer and conductor of choral music than for secular instrumental music. Here, he steps into a less-familiar role as conductor of the instrumental Manchester Camerata and as arranger of most of the music on this album. That said, this budget-priced release is very much a John Rutter production, featuring his characteristic tone of warm sentiment. The pieces are well-known classical tunes except for one of Rutter's own Five Meditations for orchestra, and the arrangements smooth them down to a pleasant string wash with light coloration from the winds. Rutter intensifies the promised classical tranquillity in his capacity as conductor, slightly braking the tempo in order to provide room for an extra bit of string expressiveness. Crossover audiences in Britain, where Rutter music of any kind makes listeners roll over and put their paws in the air, will be primed for this album, but others might sample his treatment of Debussy's Clair de lune, from the Suite Bergamasque to test their reactions. Many listeners will find this release, which made classical best-seller lists in early 2024, the ideal tonic for a difficult commute home. It is an exemplary "stress eliminator" to use the words with which a Dallas classical radio station touted its offerings on billboards a while ago.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Traditional, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lauren Scott, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Martindale, MainArtist
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Erik Satie, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher - Daniel Bayley, MainArtist
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Frederick Delius, Composer - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Tollington, MainArtist
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Edvard Grieg, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Claude Debussy, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Manchester Camerata, Orchestra, MainArtist - Collegium Music Publications, MusicPublisher
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
Album review
John Rutter is better known as a composer and conductor of choral music than for secular instrumental music. Here, he steps into a less-familiar role as conductor of the instrumental Manchester Camerata and as arranger of most of the music on this album. That said, this budget-priced release is very much a John Rutter production, featuring his characteristic tone of warm sentiment. The pieces are well-known classical tunes except for one of Rutter's own Five Meditations for orchestra, and the arrangements smooth them down to a pleasant string wash with light coloration from the winds. Rutter intensifies the promised classical tranquillity in his capacity as conductor, slightly braking the tempo in order to provide room for an extra bit of string expressiveness. Crossover audiences in Britain, where Rutter music of any kind makes listeners roll over and put their paws in the air, will be primed for this album, but others might sample his treatment of Debussy's Clair de lune, from the Suite Bergamasque to test their reactions. Many listeners will find this release, which made classical best-seller lists in early 2024, the ideal tonic for a difficult commute home. It is an exemplary "stress eliminator" to use the words with which a Dallas classical radio station touted its offerings on billboards a while ago.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:38
- Main artists: John Rutter Manchester Camerata
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Collegium
- Genre: Classical
2023 Collegium Records 2023 Collegium Records
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