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The Gabrieli ensemble, under the direction of their remarkable leader Paul McCreesh, explore here the immensely rich British choral repertoire which is known as partsong, a sort of choral piece made up of a profane song written or arranged for several vocal parts. The theme can originate in folk music (real or imagined), or it can be even older - the term covers a vast range of formats. This is a long way from the rather soppy variety of vaguely pastoral pieces that are widely-spread, but less rich because more constrained in rhythmic, melodic and textual terms: many of the lyrics in this record are great poetry, and represent a corpus of 20th Century madrigals every bit as rich as their glorious Renaissance ancestors. Vaughan Williams and Elgar lead the way, followed by Charles Villiers Stanford, Herbert Howell and Percy Grainger (Australian by birth, but very British at heart), Britten et Warlock (nom de plume and nom de guerre of Philip Heseltine, a flamboyant and louche figure), and finally James McMillan and Jonathan Dive bring us up to the present day. For all its modern elements, the record doesn't neglect its heritage - the iconoclastic avant-garde is dead and buried - making this a real treat for aficionados, and when this excellent music is sung by the Gabrieli ensemble, our happiness is complete. © SM/Qobuz
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Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Herbert Howells, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Percy Grainger, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor - James MacMillan, Composer
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Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor - Jonathan Dove, Composer
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Percy Grainger, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Peter Warlock, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Gabrieli, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul McCreesh, Conductor
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Album review
The Gabrieli ensemble, under the direction of their remarkable leader Paul McCreesh, explore here the immensely rich British choral repertoire which is known as partsong, a sort of choral piece made up of a profane song written or arranged for several vocal parts. The theme can originate in folk music (real or imagined), or it can be even older - the term covers a vast range of formats. This is a long way from the rather soppy variety of vaguely pastoral pieces that are widely-spread, but less rich because more constrained in rhythmic, melodic and textual terms: many of the lyrics in this record are great poetry, and represent a corpus of 20th Century madrigals every bit as rich as their glorious Renaissance ancestors. Vaughan Williams and Elgar lead the way, followed by Charles Villiers Stanford, Herbert Howell and Percy Grainger (Australian by birth, but very British at heart), Britten et Warlock (nom de plume and nom de guerre of Philip Heseltine, a flamboyant and louche figure), and finally James McMillan and Jonathan Dive bring us up to the present day. For all its modern elements, the record doesn't neglect its heritage - the iconoclastic avant-garde is dead and buried - making this a real treat for aficionados, and when this excellent music is sung by the Gabrieli ensemble, our happiness is complete. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Gabrieli Consort
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical Secular Vocal Music
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