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We’d been waiting for it for a long time, too long in fact: after having brilliantly and repeatedly interpreted the works of the American composer Eric Whitacre, the Voces8 chamber choir have now devoted an entire recording to him. This has now been accomplished with Home, which illustrates Whitacre’s musical portrait and the entire evolution of his language. Here, the selection brings together works from his youth (even his very first composition, Go, Lovely Rose), to other pieces finalised just a few months before the recording. With its harrowing light and overwhelming theme, The Sacred Veil, as a central piece, probably stands out as one of the greatest vocal works of our time - here, Eric Whitacre delivers the story about the death of his friend's wife in heart-wrenching deferential modesty. As always, it's hard to find anything wrong with a Voces8 release: the timbre is unique and it reaffirms the humble strength of the collective beyond the dissonance of individualistic voices. The purity of the breaths, the melismas’ caresses, the sound recording’s closeness; it all plunges us into a soothing bath of humanity. While the Voces8 early work is exquisite, they become almost unsurpassable in the contemporary repertoire, and leave an invaluable gift for future generations. © Pierre Lamy/Qobuz
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Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Edmund Waller, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Rudyard Kipling, Author - Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Walt Whitman, Author - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
The Sacred Veil (Eric Whitacre)
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Emma Denton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Lewis, Producer, Executive Producer - Christopher Glynn, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anthony Silvestri, Author - Barnaby Smith, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Voces8, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
Album review
We’d been waiting for it for a long time, too long in fact: after having brilliantly and repeatedly interpreted the works of the American composer Eric Whitacre, the Voces8 chamber choir have now devoted an entire recording to him. This has now been accomplished with Home, which illustrates Whitacre’s musical portrait and the entire evolution of his language. Here, the selection brings together works from his youth (even his very first composition, Go, Lovely Rose), to other pieces finalised just a few months before the recording. With its harrowing light and overwhelming theme, The Sacred Veil, as a central piece, probably stands out as one of the greatest vocal works of our time - here, Eric Whitacre delivers the story about the death of his friend's wife in heart-wrenching deferential modesty. As always, it's hard to find anything wrong with a Voces8 release: the timbre is unique and it reaffirms the humble strength of the collective beyond the dissonance of individualistic voices. The purity of the breaths, the melismas’ caresses, the sound recording’s closeness; it all plunges us into a soothing bath of humanity. While the Voces8 early work is exquisite, they become almost unsurpassable in the contemporary repertoire, and leave an invaluable gift for future generations. © Pierre Lamy/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Voces8 Eric Whitacre
- Composer: Eric Whitacre
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2023 Eric Whitacre
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