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The stated aim of this Signum Classics release is pretty murky: "Inspirations and imaginings, evolving, changing English usage, landscapes, friendships, and passings lie behind this album," reads the booklet. The idea is that the divine relates to beauty these days. More important, perhaps, is another feature: countertenor Iestyn Davies and the superb pianist Joseph Middleton offer a new entry in the increasingly common trend of countertenor performance of music outside the usual Renaissance and Baroque repertory. Davies' program includes some Purcell songs but is mostly drawn from the contemporary era. Listeners will make up their own minds about this, but it is worth noting that Davies has done it quite intelligently. He includes pairs of works by Thomas Adès and Nico Muhly. All of his contemporary pieces refer, some quite subtly, to Renaissance and Baroque styles, even the dissonant The Lover in Winter of Adès. Muhly's Four Traditional Songs are a fascinating modern take-off on the folk music strain in 20th century English music. Perhaps the highlights are the Six Songs from "A Shropshire Lad" of George Butterworth, which retain the foursquare construction of A.E. Housman's poetry but add a deep note of uneasy nostalgia that, although the songs were written prior to World War I, seem to prefigure the losses of that war, losses that included Butterworth's own death. Listeners who find countertenors self-indulgent when they depart from their usual circles should hear this release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Boosey & Hawkes, MusicPublisher - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - William Croft, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Boosey & Hawkes, MusicPublisher - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Herbert Howells, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist - Rogers Winthrop Ltd, MusicPublisher
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Thomas Ades, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Thomas Ades, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Thomas Ades, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Thomas Ades, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - George Butterworth, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - George Butterworth, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - George Butterworth, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - George Butterworth, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - George Butterworth, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - George Butterworth, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
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Nico Muhly, Composer - Music Sales Corporation, MusicPublisher - Campbell Connelly and Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher - ST ROSE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Nico Muhly, Composer - Music Sales Corporation, MusicPublisher - Campbell Connelly and Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher - ST ROSE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Nico Muhly, Composer - Music Sales Corporation, MusicPublisher - Campbell Connelly and Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher - ST ROSE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Nico Muhly, Composer - Music Sales Corporation, MusicPublisher - Campbell Connelly and Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher - ST ROSE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Thomas Ades, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - Faber Music, MusicPublisher - Joseph Middleton, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
Album review
The stated aim of this Signum Classics release is pretty murky: "Inspirations and imaginings, evolving, changing English usage, landscapes, friendships, and passings lie behind this album," reads the booklet. The idea is that the divine relates to beauty these days. More important, perhaps, is another feature: countertenor Iestyn Davies and the superb pianist Joseph Middleton offer a new entry in the increasingly common trend of countertenor performance of music outside the usual Renaissance and Baroque repertory. Davies' program includes some Purcell songs but is mostly drawn from the contemporary era. Listeners will make up their own minds about this, but it is worth noting that Davies has done it quite intelligently. He includes pairs of works by Thomas Adès and Nico Muhly. All of his contemporary pieces refer, some quite subtly, to Renaissance and Baroque styles, even the dissonant The Lover in Winter of Adès. Muhly's Four Traditional Songs are a fascinating modern take-off on the folk music strain in 20th century English music. Perhaps the highlights are the Six Songs from "A Shropshire Lad" of George Butterworth, which retain the foursquare construction of A.E. Housman's poetry but add a deep note of uneasy nostalgia that, although the songs were written prior to World War I, seem to prefigure the losses of that war, losses that included Butterworth's own death. Listeners who find countertenors self-indulgent when they depart from their usual circles should hear this release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:14
- Main artists: Iestyn Davies Joseph Middleton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2023 Signum Classics (P) 2023 Signum Records
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