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John Harle, a saxophonist with Michael Nyman's band, composed Terror & Magnificence as his first serious venture into classical music. The album straddles the lines between jazz and classical, relying more on chamber music than be-bop. Harle enlisted the Balanescu Quartet as his main backing band, asking saxophonist Andy Sheppard and soprano vocalist Sarah Leonard to play on the record as well. But Terror & Magnificence gained attention because of Elvis Costello, who sings three Shakespearean songs that Harle set to music. These may be more authentic music than The Juliet Letters, yet they aren't as graceful as Costello's collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet. However, the remainder of Terror & Magnificence is quite intriguing, and while Costello fans will find it only of marginal interest, adventurous listeners would do well to give it a try.
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Mistress Mine (John Harle)
William Shakespeare , Author - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Steve Lodder, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
William Shakespeare , Author - Mitch Dalton, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Roy Babbington, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Balanescu Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Lodder, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
William Shakespeare , Author - Mitch Dalton, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Roy Babbington, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Balanescu Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Lodder, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
William Shakespeare , Author - Mitch Dalton, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Roy Babbington, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Balanescu Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Lodder, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
London Voices, Choir, MainArtist - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Paul Clarvis, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guillaume de Machaut, Author - Sarah Leonard, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Steve Lodder, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Balanescu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wells, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Russell, Narrator, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
The Three Ravens (John Harle)
Anonymous, Author - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Sarah Leonard, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander Balanescu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
Anonymous, Author - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Sarah Leonard, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander Balanescu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
Anonymous, Author - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Sarah Leonard, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harle Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander Balanescu, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Steve Lodder, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
London Voices, Choir, MainArtist - John Harle, Composer, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Paul Clarvis, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Purefoy, Alto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
John Harle, a saxophonist with Michael Nyman's band, composed Terror & Magnificence as his first serious venture into classical music. The album straddles the lines between jazz and classical, relying more on chamber music than be-bop. Harle enlisted the Balanescu Quartet as his main backing band, asking saxophonist Andy Sheppard and soprano vocalist Sarah Leonard to play on the record as well. But Terror & Magnificence gained attention because of Elvis Costello, who sings three Shakespearean songs that Harle set to music. These may be more authentic music than The Juliet Letters, yet they aren't as graceful as Costello's collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet. However, the remainder of Terror & Magnificence is quite intriguing, and while Costello fans will find it only of marginal interest, adventurous listeners would do well to give it a try.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:45
- Main artists: John Harle Elvis Costello Sarah Leonard Andy Sheppard
- Composer: John Harle
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2015 Decca Music Group Limited, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1996 Decca Music Group Limited, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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